For my last weekend in Costa Rica I decided to stay in town and do things in the local area. It was also the last weekend for several of us so we all wanted to hang out one last time.
I talked to a few girls about going to the national theater of Costa Rica. We planned to meet at one o'clock on Friday afternoon to head down there. Well word got around and when I showed up on Friday afternoon there were not just two girls but actually 10 people! It had officially turned into a party. What tourists we were! I kept saying though I hope that it turned out to be good because I felt bad if all the people came with me and were disappointed. It turned out great though. Some of us went and did a tour of the theater while the others walked around outside. We chose to do the tour in Spanish. One, so we could practice listening to it and two, because there are some in our group who are fluent in Spanish. Overall, it turned out to be a great experience. I understood probably half of what the guide was saying but it was fun all the same and I have the pictures to keep as memories. Once finished with the tour we all met back up again and went to the souvenir market, since it was the last chance for 4 of us to buy anything.This place has everything you could think of! It was a lot of fun looking and shopping for souvenirs. When everyone had their fill of shopping we walked back towards the school and went to the mall to see what movies were going to be playing that evening. We decided on Spiderman later that evening. Planning on meeting up later, we all went our separate ways to our host families for dinner. While I was waiting on dinner it started raining and the power went out. Luckily dinner was pretty much ready so I got to eat by candle light! It was kind of cool. I met up with everyone at the mall after dinner so we could go see Spiderman. The movie finished and we all parted ways again, some went out and the majority of us went home.
Saturday was an early morning. Had to get up and meet Pauline and Amandine at the bus stop so we could all go together to the bus station. We got there with plenty of time to spare and were able to get the front seats of the bus. These are the best because they have the most leg room. I liked this bus ride most of all (it was only an hour and a half!). It is freezing when we arrive at the volcano and it's so cold I ended up having to purchase a sweatshirt! Because it was so cold and cloudy we weren't sure if we were going to be able to see the volcano. We were right. All you saw was white fog/clouds. It was a bit disappointing because it was the only one I got to see on my trip. The trip in itself was fun though. We joked and laughed and had a good time even without seeing the volcano.
That night was the last night I would see several of the friends I have made while I have been here. We planned to go to Calle Amagura and have drinks at one of the bars. Everyone had a blast hanging out and then the night came to an end and it was the first of many goodbyes.
Love,
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