So the past couple weeks have been pretty great. Now that I have a set time limit I feel like I can really enjoy the rest of my time here and not feel so anxious all the time. It's a nice change.
I haven't done any traveling. Instead, I've been hanging around Heredia spending time with my friends here. I've had a couple dinners with the Brit, Jamie & her boyfriend Jonathan, Kerensa & her boyfriend Martin. As per usual, Jamie and Kerensa's cooking has been spectacular.
My birthday was last week, and it was pretty nice. On the actual day (Wednesday) I worked and went out to dinner with the Brit for some sushi. Excellent. The weekend we were going to have a party at our place, but Saray's mom & brother came to stay and take care of her after ankle surgery the week before, so we decided to change our plans.
Instead, Saray ended up staying in Saturday night because of her ankle, but Kerensa, Martin, Jose Mario, Felix, Glori, Walter, Alvaro, Sara (from Politecnico) and her boyfriend Jorge and I all went to a bar close by - Albino's. It's got a great (covered) outdoor area and then karaoke inside. I finally got to hear Felix sing karaoke: he's amazing, it was totally worth the wait.
Kerensa baked me peanut butter cookies and chocolate mousse (omg yummy), Sara gave me a I <3 Costa Rica t-shirt (so sweet) and the guys brought me a cake at the bar and had the entire bar sing me happy birthday. Complete with a couple shots of free tequila, it was a really great birthday.
Such great people.
On Wednesday, I met the Brit and we headed out to Escazu to catch The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It was actually quite good. You should see it. It made me want to visit the Redwoods out in California even more than I already had.
Last night I went with the Brit to Bar Cholo's, the Spanish tapas bar, and had a couple drinks with him and Jose. Jose's moving to the Cayman Islands for work next month & invited me and (the Brit) Jonathan to come. May have to pay him a visit...
I posted my stuff on CraigsList to hopefully sell within the next week or so. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Chi-town bound in 11 days :)
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