This morning I had to be at Veritas at 8:30 am, which was 2 hours before any of my roommates had to be there, so it was a rather lonely walk up the long hill. Upon arriving at Veritas, there was a bit of confusion because every other gringo who is taking classes for this summer session was trying to figure out where they needed to be. In other words, it was a Charlie Foxtrot. But soon, I was shuttled upstairs to a small waiting room to take my oral exam. Thank goodness I brought my book because that was a very long wait. Since I was reading "De cómo las muchachas García perdieron el acento" por Julia Alvarez, everyone pretty much left me alone. During my interview, I talked with the proctor about the book, my life, fruit, and many other random things. Things here run on Tico Time, which means that nobody gets in a rush about much of anything. So our orientation, which was scheduled to begin at 10:30 really began at about 11:15. And then lunch, which was supposed to be at 12:30 was actually around 1:30. Ahhh Tico Time...gonna take some getting used to :) After the roomies finished their oral exams, we headed to downtown San José to the Mercado Central. Think Chinatown vendor-like stalls filled with all sorts of stuff. Like polished wooden puzzles, jewelry, hammocks, and cuban cigars. It will definitely be a place to return to when I am getting ready to find a little piece of CR for everyone. Once again operating on Tico Time, the class schedule for tomorrow was not posted before we had to return home for dinner. So I do not know which classes I was able to get into, or when exactly I need to be at the University tomorrow. Sigh.....
Tonight, everyone wants to return to Quartel for another night of dancing. Is it a good idea with classes probably starting at 8 am tomorrow? Probably not.... Am I going to go anyway? Well I wouldn't want to be known as a fun hater, so of course :) Hopefully I am coherent enough tomorrow to get to my classes and check in with whoever is actually reading this again. Hasta mañana :D
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