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Monday started with an early wake up. Everyone is up and moving by 5:30 and I lay in bed until 6:15ish. For breakfast I had a sandwich. It was like a ham and cheese grilled cheese. I was also served a tortilla which I don´t really love because it is so thick and corny! At school I was given a new teacher named Esperanza. She did not speak English so it was a long 3 hours. The first hour was good because John was there to help me. I learned a lot and am sure I missed a lot too! The first hour is always grammar which I am good at because it is rote memory. Next we do a listening activity. I listened to a song and then had to circle the verbs. That was super tough for me to do since they come in so many forms. Next up was numbers. Here in Costa Rica you need to know big numbers. For example 1000 colones=2 bucks. When they say it fast I am hopeless but I got much better after today. We played Bingo which wasn´t all that fun with just me and the teacher but it helped me learn. Snack time goes by so fast because I get to talk to Hao and John. Then it is back to learning. I learned the family members and had to complete a family tree. I found a mistake on the worksheet! The last hour was killer! I was supposed to have an outing but for whatever reason we didn´t go. My brain was killing as we reviewed everything I had learned thus far.

After lunch (leftovers from Father´s day) I walked to Hao´s family. We were planning to go the waterfall since it was a beautiful day. However, plans changed because Hao´s family wanted to go with us. Instead we went to a trout farm. There we fished with rustic fishing gear and caught 6 fish. We could have caught a bunch but each one was about 4 bucks. After we caught the fish we wandered the grounds. The place had a bar and we enjoyed watching some people dance. After our exploration we had the fish cooked. While waiting we danced, played pool, and chased the kids. We had 3 fried and 2 boiled. Of course we had to eat one while it was hot so we did. It came with yucca and pickled plantains in a sauce similar to Texas Pete. We devoured the fish. I got to watch John and Hao eat the head! YUCK!

Back at Hao´s house I got help with my homework. I had to write 10 sentences. I went above and beyond and wrote 11.
By the time I got back to my house it was late so it was a shower and to bed.