Ok, so I have yet to get the pictures from the English class party, but the following are from my actual birthday. Costa Rica`s national soccer team played Mexico to see who goes to the world cup, so we had a big party with neighbors in the rancho. After the game (which CR sadly lost), we blasted music and danced and sang karaoke (tìpica fiesta tica!) and enjoyed some delicious birthday cake. It was a lovely party and I could not have asked for a better birthday celebration. Also attached are pictures of the trash clean up I did with some neighborhood kids and Georgina, the super sweet PC trainee who came to visit for the weekend. We quite successfully cleaned up a huge part of the road and soccer field, and now we have to spread the word so that people do not continue to litter-- no small task, but poco a poco vamos!
Ok, here are the pictures!
Ok, here are the pictures!
my host parents
some of the lady party guests
me cutting the delicious birthday cake
after singing happy birthday, everyone was chanting for me to bite the cake. thinking that is must be some CR tradition and not wanting to offend anyone, I proceed to bite a little corner. imagine my surprise when one of the neighbors dunks my face into the cake! needless to say, I think I will be endlessly teased and reminded of my gullibility, but at least they got a kick out of it!
picking up road-side trash
garbage collected in a span of about 300 meters of the road and the soccer field (insane!)
enjoying a much needed boli-helado break at the pulperìa
after 3 tiring hours of trash pick-up, we celebrated with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (the kids´first time trying my favorite American snack!)
the cutest little puppies I have ever seen (about 3 weeks old)
4 comments:
Oh Tes! I hope you had an awesome birthday! You looked so cute and I loved the pictures of your host family and the trash pickup! Hopefully, it wasn't the same day ;) My belated birthday card is in the mail! I miss yoU!
Nice pics, nice blog!!! I stumbled upon this blog but I think you and I may have written in the past. Before you came to Costa Rica. Any chance you know a Mr. Berger from NYC who got us in touch when you got your invitation? I'm in Macedonia currently. We emailed a few times, I believe. Maybe, however, I've completely mistaken myself:) If so, I still like the blog.
Hey Tes,
I stumbled upon your blog looking up info on Costa Rica and think it's great! I am traveling to CR in May and am hoping for a "real" experience and not a tourist stop and wondering if you could give me any advice? Please let me know! Thanks and happy birthday!
tessss! I just sent you a MONSTER email and then checked out your blog and it looks like a great fiesta for your bday =) i've observed that pushing your face in the cake thing in CR AND Argentina...they think it's hysterical and it is when it's not your face lol. did they smash raw eggs on your head?? that was a BIG deal where i was in CR and so much fun...again probably not when it happens to you haha- lots of love! ALI
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