Top 9 (10 is so over used) reasons I love San Jose, Costa Rica.
1. There is never a shortage of kahkie wearing tourists filling the streets for me to watch and secretly laugh at (not maliciously of course, just in a I´m enjoying the way you so very efficiently live up to every stereotype ever made about tourists)
2. Its the only place I have ever found photocopies for 10 colones a piece...i can get 50 copies for a dollar.
3. There are always people dressed up as Barney and Baby bop and today we got more creative and had a woody and buzz from toy story hanging out in the center of san jo.
4. As i write this I am listening to a free concert I happened upon, and i do enjoy free music.
5. There are strange people everywhere...which both makes me happy and which makes people watching so enjoyable. A quick example of a strange person would be the 50s something woman who is dancing around at this free concert i´m watching. She is not in anyway a professional, shes not with the band, other people are not dancing, but she is just going with the music. And the Best part? Its not the first time ive seen her. 2 years ago when i was here for my study abroad I went to a random free concert in a park and who was there dancing on stage? none other than barefoot, curly-died blond-haired lady. Gotta love it.
6. Even in this bustling city people are still Latin enough that a few hundred will stop and listen to a concert or enjoy a street performance.
7. Because without San Jose the introvert in me would go nuts. I need a bit of alone time to think only in English or to not think at all and where is the best place to be alone? Dead center of a bustling city. Every friday like clockwork you can find me somewhere near the heart of San Jose. Alone, surrounded by people, and loving life.
8. Pegeons. Everywhere. and people paying to feed and have their pictures with them.
9. People handing out flyers...in 2 days I have recieved 3 flyers to learn english...i think if i get 10 flyers before i leave in 4 months i will sign up for English classes and see what i can learn.

Anywho. life is going well here. current job description is librarian-individual english tutor-math teacher. which keeps me busy but i enjoy it all. slightly less than 4 months till i come home which is crazy. Hope all is well where ever you may be.

pura vida
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