So, I did get my presentation finished and all went very smoothly this morning. However, the night was very short and today was a very long day. I don't have much sympathy for myself, so I don't count on anyone else having any either. As my mama tica would say "qué torta", while doing this finger snapping thingy that I cannot seem to master. I honestly don't think that she, or any of the ticos, actually have a bone in part of their pointer fingers. I have no idea how to get my hand to do that. But I digress.
It was a cereal morning in the house, so by the time lunch rolled around I was pretty hungry. Standing in line at the cafeteria, I chose to eat rice, plantains, veggies, and what I thought was a mixture of chicken and vegetables. Upon closer inspection I realized that. It. Was. Not. Chicken. It was tripe. And for those who do not know what tripe is, it is offal (cow stomach). Now normally, I am pretty adventurous with my food choices. However, tripe smells.....funky. It smells like cow stomach, which is not an appealing smell. I did not eat it and I was not actually hungry any more. Note to self, in Costa Rica, always, always ask what something is. I saw many a plate with that meat and vegetable mixture untouched. The funniest part being that some people did actually eat it without knowing what it was. That was a fun conversation to have with them :)
Any ways, I have a test tomorrow at 8:00 am, so I am being lame and stayed in to study, while all my roomies go out to have fun. But they don't have class tomorrow, so what is a girl to do. Arenal and Monteverde this weekend. I will try to write, but I might not have internet access. So you might have to wait until Sunday for the next installments. Be advised that there will be a lot of pictures once again.
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