In Moravia with limes: 2 June

I woke up this morning at six in the morning so I could catch my bus at seven. The shower was hot, I had my favorite breakfast of taquitos that were stuffed with eggs, ham and cheese, some pineapple, and juice. I was locking the door outside as the bus pulled away so I had to walk up to Downtown Moravia to catch the next bus. I like the short walk, and it turns out that the route was changed half way to school on the one that I missed, so I guess this worked out for the best. School was boring, as usual, but it is even more complicated with two new girls in the class. I got moved up to level twelve from ten with Kayla because of scheduling problems with the teachers. It has been pretty OK so far, but I struggle with the class because one of the girls is a show off and speaks kind of fast and doesn’t respect the pace of everyone else. Another girl is just not at our level at all, which is kind of good for me because I am not good at the grammar section of Spanish. We left class and then Tammy and I went to downtown San José to get some things at the automercado. It is a long walk…about six miles round trip, but it is nice to walk around the city. There are hobos, and streets packed like sardines. The driving is terrible and there is trash everywhere. But some sections could almost look like European cities, and that makes me happy. The rain has drastically let up which has led to god day trips to San José. We got back to the school at around 3h00 and stayed for cooking lessons. It was kind of interesting, but our empanadas came out simply OK and not fantastic. It was still a better experience than just staying at home. When I got home Johanna, the daughter of the house, asked if I wanted to go to the Jumbo Supermercado with her. I said yes and we walked down to pick up some limes for the fish for supper. We got the limes and ended up walking around Moravia for about an hour and got to know each other a little more. Overall it was a pretty good day, but my face has really been getting me down. I have this rash/splotch on my face that won’t go away and it looks terrible! I am very self-conscious and am embarrassed to meet new people. My mouth is also ripped at the end which is also very bothersome. It’s gotten me down lately. The big soccer game between the US and Costa Rica is on tomorrow and everything is shutting down in the city. I am going over Tammy’s for her family’s party…it should be a pretty cool experience.