Today was a dose of exactly what I needed. I got to sleep in a little bit, and when mami, papi, and I were ready, we went to the feria (fruit/vegetable market) to pick up some groceries. I loved the market and being there made me want to move here after graduation just to get to shop at a market like that every week. Mami bought me a pipa (a fruit similar to a coconut, but bigger and green with tender meat) so that I could drink the juice inside, which was kind of fun. When we were leaving, mami saw a shirt she wanted to buy for Kevin and came out of the store with three shirts, one of which was for me. She is so sweet!
On the way home, we stopped at the Costa Rican version of Sam's Club and wandered around picking up a few things. Mami just got a membership there, so she wanted to check things out, and I was amazed by how much stuff there was imported from the US and labeled in English. When we got home, my host siblings challenged me to a game of soccer, so we played out in the yard for about an hour. I was so bad at it, but we had a good time.
After things finally settled down, I spent some time working on my thesis paper. Its coming along pretty well, its just a challenge to sit down and work on it. I took a study break to check my email and update my blog at the neighbor's house, and it was good to hear from some of you!
Tonight for dinner we had cheeseburgers (a special treat everyone was excited about), and Kevin kept us all laughing for more than an hour. He was acting out all kinds of crazy things people do in their sleep, re-telling how ridiculous my soccer skills are, and telling pretty much every joke he could remember. Most of the time I only had a vague idea of what he was saying, but it was fun to laugh and be part of such a happy, lively family.
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