Today started like pretty much every other day that I have been here. I wake up. Eat me some gallo pinto and fruit. Drink my coffee. Leave to go do something.
Every Tuesday we have a weekly program where we do all of the housekeeping for the week as well as planning for our excursion this weekend (which is Arenal Volcano). So, that was super exciting as we planned for our excursion, but there was a distinct moment where I began to worry. Ania (the program director) said that I needed to talk to her after the meeting. When we got back to the office, she informed me that there was an issue with my course schedule. I won't get into details about it all, but it pretty much meant that there would be a big rocking in the way that my course work was going to look like while I am here. After plenty of stress, venting to Youval (who is in Israel), chatting with Kyle, and most importantly, calling my mom; I decided to not take any psych classes here and register in a soccer class.
[Attention: This is where the silver lining is found]
That class is outstanding. It is a whole class that is devoted to learning about the history, rules, and playing of soccer. So pretty much it is PE for grown ups in Costa Rica :). I think it will be a great chance to talk with local students, and also there are a couple of people from the US there as well which is fun. So, after our class we got to hang out, play soccer, and chat; which was much needed after my stressful morning.
Finally, I had one final aftershock of this very rough day. I head a large gust of wind outside that made the power go out. Just a little reminder to not take all of it for granted. Here's to a great hump day tomorrow. Ciao!
Woo shout out! Glad I can be thousands of miles away and still the recipient of your venting, and glad everything worked out :)
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