We took a bus from San Jose to a town called Escazu where we have been stationed for a couple of days. We arrived yesterday to stay with a couple from couchsurfing. The man is American and his wife is Costa Rican, they are our age so we get along perfectly. They live in a lovely duplex with their five month old puppy Casper. This morning the plan was to wake up early and head in San Jose to wander the city because we have not spent any time exploring that area. What actually happened is that we slept until 10:30, layed in bed a bit longer, ate a delicious breakfast prepared for us by our host and researched on the computor for our next activity.
Costa Rica is a small country but full of places to see. We have been here almost three weeks but there is still a dozen places we want to see in our last few days. We have agreed to select one so that we do not have to rush.We have tentatively chosen Montezuma with the reccomendation of our hosts. They say it is a laid back bohemian environment, so with my dreads I should fit right in. unfortunately it is now December which means expensive season in Costa Rica. It is starting to dry up and the weather is sitting right perfect degrees. Either way tomorrow morning we will be up at the crack of dawn and bussing into the Coca Cola station in San Jose.
Today we hiked up a small mountain in Escazu to see the view of San Jose. It was very nice and even had a rainbow in the sky, we took many photos and beat the rasin back down the hill. This area is very nice and many of the people are wealthy. There is an international school here that our host works at and it is very expensive to attend.
Later on we joined our hosts in attending a North American themed party at the University for Peace. This university provides a one year masters program for students. In is a very diverse but small school with students from around fifty five different countries in attendance. Many of the students move on to work for the United Nations or Amnesty International or become politicians and peace keepers in their countries. They organize different themed parties every months like Asian night, African night and tonight was (ironically) North American night. When we got there we bought a ticket for 2000 colones ($4) each and watched a performance of North American dances including swing, hip hop, breakdancing and others I did not recognize. People were dressed in 80's and 90's North American branded clothing and Canadian flags were everywhere. It was very nice to see. We also ate about quadruple the amount of food that is naturally meant to fit into our stomacks. They served potato salad, coleslaw, chicken salad, garlic mashed potatos, Kraft dinner (from a box), pasta, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, apple crisp, brownies and vanilla ice cream with fruit. They also had tons of games and a silent auction where I made an impulsive last minute bid on a package with sunscreen, OFF and after-bite. It probably was not the smartest thing to do since we had made what was supposed to be our last Costa Rican trip to the ATM just an hour prior to the purchase.
We danced the night away to Nelly Furtado and Celine Dion (among other North American wonders).
Tyson, our male host and his friend all decided to go to the after party but our female host and myself were tired and lazy so we head home and hung out. Tyson was still not home at the posting of this blog and now it is documented for future reference.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
Costa Rica is a small country but full of places to see. We have been here almost three weeks but there is still a dozen places we want to see in our last few days. We have agreed to select one so that we do not have to rush.We have tentatively chosen Montezuma with the reccomendation of our hosts. They say it is a laid back bohemian environment, so with my dreads I should fit right in. unfortunately it is now December which means expensive season in Costa Rica. It is starting to dry up and the weather is sitting right perfect degrees. Either way tomorrow morning we will be up at the crack of dawn and bussing into the Coca Cola station in San Jose.
Today we hiked up a small mountain in Escazu to see the view of San Jose. It was very nice and even had a rainbow in the sky, we took many photos and beat the rasin back down the hill. This area is very nice and many of the people are wealthy. There is an international school here that our host works at and it is very expensive to attend.
Later on we joined our hosts in attending a North American themed party at the University for Peace. This university provides a one year masters program for students. In is a very diverse but small school with students from around fifty five different countries in attendance. Many of the students move on to work for the United Nations or Amnesty International or become politicians and peace keepers in their countries. They organize different themed parties every months like Asian night, African night and tonight was (ironically) North American night. When we got there we bought a ticket for 2000 colones ($4) each and watched a performance of North American dances including swing, hip hop, breakdancing and others I did not recognize. People were dressed in 80's and 90's North American branded clothing and Canadian flags were everywhere. It was very nice to see. We also ate about quadruple the amount of food that is naturally meant to fit into our stomacks. They served potato salad, coleslaw, chicken salad, garlic mashed potatos, Kraft dinner (from a box), pasta, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, apple crisp, brownies and vanilla ice cream with fruit. They also had tons of games and a silent auction where I made an impulsive last minute bid on a package with sunscreen, OFF and after-bite. It probably was not the smartest thing to do since we had made what was supposed to be our last Costa Rican trip to the ATM just an hour prior to the purchase.
We danced the night away to Nelly Furtado and Celine Dion (among other North American wonders).
Tyson, our male host and his friend all decided to go to the after party but our female host and myself were tired and lazy so we head home and hung out. Tyson was still not home at the posting of this blog and now it is documented for future reference.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
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