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Wanted to make a post before classes start tomorrow! It has been a fun and busy week here. I am still getting used to the city but am very comfortable getting to my routine places which include the University, the gym (very near my house…where I took a spinning class the other day and hopefully will take arobics and dance as well) and bulevar (the bar me and my friends have been to almost every night). For more orientation we all went to San Jose one day which is a very busy city, really only like the parks there and went to an outdoor art market where they have souviner stuff supposedly for cheaper…we toured the national theater which was very beautiful and tried to learn the bus system. We also had dance lessons from students from the University. They are amazing dancers and there is so much culture behind the dances. However I found out I have absolutely no rhythm or skill but I will keep trying. Orientation is now over and I will miss being with the group and the program directors who are soo nice and fun. Bueno, the nightlife is defiantly fun and preety easy to get to know people. I met a few ticas/ticos and went to a house party with one of them for a little while. The funnest time to pratice Spanish is at night because everyone is “relaxed” and most of the students seem to know some English so we each can practice the different languages. Im very comfortable with my family here, my favorite thing to do with them is watch this Spanish telenovela called “el ultimo matrimonio feliz” its like the typical Spanish soap like one guy is having an affair with like 2 people and there is like at least 5 main characters and I cant understand half of what they say but I love the drama and the reactions of my family. We also talk about politics and differences in life, beliefs and culture in the US and here. There is often family members coming in and out and the other day spend the morning playing with a little girl who went over the colors in Spanish with me, played tic tac toe and drawed butterflies and hearts. Soo last info for the day I have my class schedule and I am taking 3 women’s studies courses I am not really sure exactly what there about but hopefully I can keep up and they will be interesting…plus appreciation of dance which I don’t think involves actual dancing luckily and of course Spanish class.