Thursday:
Spanish Level: After school I called my tico mom, Carmen, on the phone to tell her I was going to a bar to watch the Auburn game and wouldn’t be home for diner and she understood me. So I can get my point across even when I can’t use “body language”.
I had no idea what time the game started here because when I looked it up on line it said 6:30, but it didnt say Eastern or Central or Costa Rica time?? So I couldnt tell. I assumed eastern, took two hours off and thought that would be 4:30pm here in Costa Rica. I went to the bar the couple from AL owns as I thought it might be fun to watch the game with folks who actually comprehend SEC football. I got there about 4. On the door there was a sign for a ladies group meeting there that day 5-7. Only one other person was in the bar, slowly but surely more ladies began arriving for their meeting and they though I told each of them I didnt live there they all stoped to talk with me. What a diverse and interesting group.
There was one lady there particularly who talked to me for at least 45 minutes. Marion, She is from Newfound Land (which is part of Canada, I didnt know...) She moved to Canada later, has 5 kids and 12 grand kids, one of her daughters works in Dubai. After her oldest finished college she left her husband and came on vaction to Costa Rica, while she was here (12 years ago) she bought a house and went back to the states. She retired and a year later she moved in. She is like 65 and lives on an island that you can only get to when the tide is high by boat or kayak!!
WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!!!! What a friggin GREAT GAME!!!!!!!! Maybe because its the first one Ive gotten to actally watch this year (in spanish but I could see what was going on), maybe its becasue we beat Steve Spurrier, or maybe its because its the most at home I have felt in Costa Rica. What ever the reason, it was a great game I thought.
By the end of the game these 3 other folks had come in, a local couple who were accompanying a lady from the states (a FL fan), she was here to visit some friends of hers managing a restaurant here but seems they had some problems getting along. She had met this local bi-lingual couple and they invited me to their table to talk. Then one of the ladys from ladies night came over after the group broke, she was pretty drunk and was telling everyone how she owned this hotel ... blah.. blah .. blah. A little 3 man bad was walking down the street and the hotel owener had them come in and play some songs for us. Sort of like Mexican Mariachi said the bartender (I couldnt tell any difference at all??). I pored the lady into a cab and went home... pura vida!
Spanish Level: After school I called my tico mom, Carmen, on the phone to tell her I was going to a bar to watch the Auburn game and wouldn’t be home for diner and she understood me. So I can get my point across even when I can’t use “body language”.
I had no idea what time the game started here because when I looked it up on line it said 6:30, but it didnt say Eastern or Central or Costa Rica time?? So I couldnt tell. I assumed eastern, took two hours off and thought that would be 4:30pm here in Costa Rica. I went to the bar the couple from AL owns as I thought it might be fun to watch the game with folks who actually comprehend SEC football. I got there about 4. On the door there was a sign for a ladies group meeting there that day 5-7. Only one other person was in the bar, slowly but surely more ladies began arriving for their meeting and they though I told each of them I didnt live there they all stoped to talk with me. What a diverse and interesting group.
There was one lady there particularly who talked to me for at least 45 minutes. Marion, She is from Newfound Land (which is part of Canada, I didnt know...) She moved to Canada later, has 5 kids and 12 grand kids, one of her daughters works in Dubai. After her oldest finished college she left her husband and came on vaction to Costa Rica, while she was here (12 years ago) she bought a house and went back to the states. She retired and a year later she moved in. She is like 65 and lives on an island that you can only get to when the tide is high by boat or kayak!!
WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!!!! What a friggin GREAT GAME!!!!!!!! Maybe because its the first one Ive gotten to actally watch this year (in spanish but I could see what was going on), maybe its becasue we beat Steve Spurrier, or maybe its because its the most at home I have felt in Costa Rica. What ever the reason, it was a great game I thought.
By the end of the game these 3 other folks had come in, a local couple who were accompanying a lady from the states (a FL fan), she was here to visit some friends of hers managing a restaurant here but seems they had some problems getting along. She had met this local bi-lingual couple and they invited me to their table to talk. Then one of the ladys from ladies night came over after the group broke, she was pretty drunk and was telling everyone how she owned this hotel ... blah.. blah .. blah. A little 3 man bad was walking down the street and the hotel owener had them come in and play some songs for us. Sort of like Mexican Mariachi said the bartender (I couldnt tell any difference at all??). I pored the lady into a cab and went home... pura vida!
posted by GA_Peach | 7:17 PM
3 Comments:
Glad you got to see the Auburn game. In Spanish they are numero duo. I know the OSU highlights will be referenced in your next entry.
Pronto casa
GA beat Spurrier too!
GA who?
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