After starting my morning at 3:30 this morning, it is safe to say that I am officially whooped. Two flights and eight hours of travel later, we finally made it to Costa Rica. Even though this is my second time coming to Costa Rica for Study Abroad, I am still SO EXCITED to be here again. After going through customs, we went to meet our tour guide, Fernando. The last time I came to Costa Rica Fernando was our tour guide. It was safe to say that we were both excited to see each other! After leaving the airport, we went straight to our hotel. By the time we got to the hotel, we decided to go eat at a local restaurant called Soda Tapia. We were all so hungry and would eat anything that was put in front of us. After spending twenty minutes just trying to read the menu, I decided to order a Tapia Burger. At one point while we were waiting for our food, all of us were trying to figure something out and we all went to Google the information, then we realized that we weren't connected to wifi and had turned all of our data off. Dr. Lanier was proud that we actually had to use our brain to figure something out! After getting our burgers, I learned that real ham comes on their hamburgers and black beans are also included on this burger. This proves that "beans and rice are a part of every meal." It also explains why there was an interesting texture on the burger.... It was definitely the beans. Must admit the burger was good. After eating we decided to go grab a couple of Costa Rican snacks at a local grocery store. When I was trying to pay, I handed the cashier a five dollar bill. She wouldn't accept the five dollar bill because it looked battered then I offered her a second one but shouldn't accept that one either because it had a small tear in it... I was so confused. I ended up paying with a crisp twenty dollar bill and she accepted it. I explained to Fernando what happened and he told me that the bank in Costa Rica will not accept the dollars if they appeared to be damaged because they wouldn't be able to confirm the true value of the dollar. Long story short, I got my snacks and I can't wait to eat them! Hahaha. At 5:30 we had our orientation with Fernando. He went over the itinerary and told us about what we would be doing for the next ten days. I can't wait to see what these next tens days hold!
4:00 wake up call for Costa Rica!
Flying into San Jose!
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