Indeed I left the house on Monday! I just still haven't done very much since break started. After resting a few days, I figured I'd feel ready to take on the world and speak Spanish (!), but that was definitely not the case. So, I have started taking melatonin, so see if it will counter the affects of having extremely noisy and likely restless sleep, and am planning to go to bed earlier and wake up earlier, to have more time asleep in semi-darkness (the streets are always lit, and one wall and a half walls of my room are windows). So far, so good, and I figure Karen will be 'helping' me get up earlier, as she gets up around 5 or 6 every morning. ;) It's just hard when friends and family are online late or extremely late into the night and I start up a conversation, and when my entire life going to bed before 11 felt like I was wasting time...But, no more! This is a different world here, time to get used to it.
On Monday I met up with Karen to go on a walk, and we ended up walking to her aunt's store to visit (and get the address of her house in Limon, which we are visiting tomorrow). The store is like a Sweet Celebrations, with mainly candy but also random birthday supplies. Also, cerviche, but I think that is just a side-attraction. Then, we ran into her uncle, and went to his house for ice cream. It's so neat that their families live so close. I went home to go to bed early, and my plans were foiled by romantic movies (see? the Internet is really very distracting) and a long-lost friend (in a sense) who only decides to appear at random times, once in a blue moon, appearing Monday extremely late at night. You know who you are.
Yesterday I was planning to, once again, sit around all day and rest, do some yoga, and finish with e-mails when a friend from the program called me. She needed to buy a bus ticket, and didn't want to go alone, so I went with her. It was neat walking around downtown, as I was able to see all the special tourist spots we visited with our culture teacher, which I had promptly forgotten, and loads of shops and people. At one point, we were passing by a market-area and things were a little sketchy, but I wasn't too afraid because of the sheer number of people, including moms with little kids. We made it just fine to buy the ticket, and then took a different (shorter, go figure) route on the way back. According to my friend, the area we walked through was like downtown LA, which I assume is because of all the cheap shopping.
And that was that! Things are definitely less exciting without school, but I'm also glad for the break. Today has been fairly lame, as I thought Karen and I would be able to go on a hike and it seems that we can't, but today is just preparation for tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to sleep over at her house, and then tomorrow we're taking the bus to Limon. Apparently we will have access to a pool, which is a super big deal here (I'm guessing because pools are expensive and it's hot). I'm definitely feeling better rested than I have in a while, and I'm hoping the added activity will only make me feel better.
Until after the break, pura vida, and I hope everyone enjoys their Easter and/or nondenominational activities this Sunday.
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