11/1/2011

12:25pm

So as they say, as one door closes another one opens. I've just checked into the Hotel America, in a sort of limbo transition between phases of my journey.

After an emotional goodbye last night, we headed out for another night in Heredia, this time at an American bar called Boulevard. Nothing too exciting happened, but an inability to properly order drinks in Spanish quickly led to intoxication.

This didn't bode too well for an early start, but none-the-less we got up and had an emotional goodbye again, with just our mama tica (her sons were there last night). I managed to pass the Spanish exam with 87%, and after our graduation we all trudged through the city with out huge backpacks, to this (relatively) nice hotel. Unfortunately it's without the luxury of a private bedroom or bathroom that I received at my home stay, but things could definitely be worse.

We have our project orientation meeting in about an hour, and I think some of the others are planning on a big night out (the casino is next door to the hotel). I know, due to health and funding reasons, that I probably shouldn't join them, but I know myself well enough to know that I'll never say no to a party.