Day 6: July 5, 2012- Salsa

We began our day later than usual, which was good.  We arrived at the University de Veritas, where apparently I had to take a placement exam.  After never receiving an email from Veritas, I didn’t have a user name or a password to log on.  So I had to go into the office and get that.  But they gave me the wrong password, so I had to return.  And then that password wouldn’t work, so I had to go back again.  By the time I finally got to sit down and take this test that I was completely blinded by, I was very frustrated and very frazzled.  Add to that the fact that the computer lab that I was supposed to take this test in was now full of ticos talking at full blast, and I just wanted to cry.  Needless to say, it was a rough morning and I didn’t do as well on the test as I wanted to and, well I will not go into any more details.

Adri, the assistant residence director for our group, took us to the San José Mall, pointing out attractions and little places to eat along the way.  We will have to go back, because movies in Costa Rica are much less expensive than in the states.  She also pointed out a gym that we visited later in the day to find out about joining. 
Tonight, we went to Castros, which is a salsa and meringue bar.  There was a very nice, but very intense older gentleman that tried to teach me to salsa.  I think that I need a lot more practice.  After a rough start to the day, it had a pretty good ending, all things considered.