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| Catching some ZZZs at the super long orientation presentation |
Talk about an overwhelming day! Last night I ended up going to bed around 2am and then I woke up at 6am this morning. I didn't really have to be awake until 7am, so I'm not too sure why I decided to wake up. But, I had breakfast made by my Mamá Tica. I ate fruit, bread, ham, eggs, and orange juice. After breakfast, my Mamá Tica walked with me and my other two roommates, Katherine and Janelin, to Veritas University. We had to be there at 8 for our orientation. When we arrived at the orientation, since I had already taken my oral placement test and my written test before I came here, I was basically free until 10am. I got a campus tour and then afterwards a group of us wandered around the campus to try and find out where everything was. Since most people still had to take their placement test, my list of classes wasn't ready until later on in the evening. After the tour and wandering around, AIFS had an orientation where everyone from my organization met up and get packets of information about the Excursions we are going on during this semester. We also took a walk to the AIFS office where The Resident Director and her assistant will be basically if we need anything. Afterwards, we sat in the auditorium for about 2 hours listening to a lot of information on safety, rules, etc. Since I didn't get that much sleep last night, I literally started falling asleep during the presentations.
Once we got back to school, we were finally able to check our classes. They only had our electives posted though. Those are going to be taking place in the afternoons. Our morning Spanish classes weren't posted yet, so I will find out tomorrow before class where my classroom is. Unfortunately, they kinda of messed up my classes a bit and only registered me for 3 instead of 4. So tomorrow, I have to get that straightened out and add another class. After checking out the classes, my roommates and I got a chance to walk back to our house on our own. Surprisingly, I remembered where it was and how to get there! Once at home, I ate dinner with my host family and out Mamá Tica went over all of the rules with us. There really aren't many rules, the main one is just to be respectful of everyone living in the house.
Next, we had pizza for lunch. Afterwards, AIFS took us on a city tour around downtown San Jose. Downtown is only about 2 miles away from where I live at. It was really cool to hear some of the history behind Costa Rica and also to hear more about the culture. During the city tour we drove around in a bus, and then after about 2 hours, the bus dropped us off so we can walk back to our town. They wanted us to know the way to walk back so we can know where we are going when we decide to go downtown. On the walk back, we made a few stops so we could take pictures. I didn't really take any pictures because I figured since I am going to be here for the next 3 months, I'll have plenty of opportunities to go back downtown to take more pictures. We stopped at a restaurant where we got drinks. I got a papaya drink which was very delicious! We also stopped at another building where the Costa Rican flag was and we took a group photo. Everyone in my group is really nice and I have even made a few friends that I plan on working out with and hanging out with outside of school!
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| Papaya Drink :) |
Once we got back to school, we were finally able to check our classes. They only had our electives posted though. Those are going to be taking place in the afternoons. Our morning Spanish classes weren't posted yet, so I will find out tomorrow before class where my classroom is. Unfortunately, they kinda of messed up my classes a bit and only registered me for 3 instead of 4. So tomorrow, I have to get that straightened out and add another class. After checking out the classes, my roommates and I got a chance to walk back to our house on our own. Surprisingly, I remembered where it was and how to get there! Once at home, I ate dinner with my host family and out Mamá Tica went over all of the rules with us. There really aren't many rules, the main one is just to be respectful of everyone living in the house.
Tomorrow's my first day of classes, and I am a little nervous actually because unlike Concordia, I have no idea what to expect. I'll have my Spanish class in the morning and then in the afternoon I'll have one of my electives. So far, I haven't spoken much Spanish. My host family doesn't really speak English so right now it is a little difficult for me to communicate to them and understand everything they say. But, my Mamá Tica says that after 2 weeks, I should be fine! I sure hope so, because I definitely feel pretty lost around here with the small language barrier. But, I'll write more tomorrow. Now, I need to finally unpack my suitcase and get ready for bed!
Aracelis
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