I made it to CR safely on my non stop flight. Met my contact, Carlos and his wife, Francini, who was holding up a sign with MY name on it. That´s only the second time someone has done that for me. It was the first time it really counted. My friend Mari did it for me as a joke when I flew out to London to meet her while she was studying there. Then there was Carlen. And American who studied here in the past and was asked to return and help with the program. So she is living here for now, deciding if she wants to stick around. She´s a hoot. She´s very friendly. Very likeable. Easy to connect with. She drove me and the other two program partipants back to the house.
Right now I am staying in San Jose. I wont go to Turrialba (where my school is) until Sunday. The first evening here was pretty laid back. I walked down Avenida Central in San Jose to a local park with two other girls (Kristen and Sapna) who are part of the program. Kristen is a school psychologist from Oregon who is working on her PhD. She will be going to Turrialba with me. I like her so far. She´s actually a hoot with great stories to tell. I am glad she is going with me. Sapna is, not unlike myself, a fourth year medical student from Texas. She seems very intelligent (was eligible for Mensa as a child) and is very personable. She will be a great doctor.
On day two we headed on a walking tour of the city. There was so much to see. We went to the zoo, which takes only about an hour to walk through, but we saw the lions at feeding time. Note to self...I dont ever want to meet one of those things in the wild when it´s feeding time. We went into the National Theatre. It reminds me of Carnegie Hall, but seats about one third the number of people. And then there was the walking, and the walking, and the walking. Not sure if I told you all, but I have a sprained ankle, and usually I enjoy walking. But I was hurting yesterday. I was glad to get back to the house with my cerveza in hand.
Today´s activity...RIVER RAFTING!!!
Can´t wait.
Dr.T
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