I´m in the "Internet Room" at ILISA. I don´t have conversation class today, but Chelsea does, so I came with her. My teacher for conversation class is Alejandro Delgado (skinny) Cortés (courteous) and his name describes him very well. My conversation class is 2 hours Monday & 2 hours Wednesday. Grammar class is 4 hours Mon - Fri. I like it well enough, but it is SO LONG. It´s been a long time since I´ve had to sit in class for that long. The teacher is Jorge, who is great and reminds me of Carlton from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I am lucky that I like both my teachers or the days would seem even longer.
Yesterday after class, Chelsea and I walked to the mall and had personal pan pizzas at Pizza Hut. We looked through some shops, of which there are at least a hundred. It is more crowded than the malls I´m used to. There are stores everywhere and they are all very small. We went to the movie theater, which is part of the mall and has theaters on each level. When we handed our ticket to the attendant, he couldn´t resist teasing the gringas & pretended he wouldn´t let us in. But only for a second. We didn´t realize that the theaters would be so small; we were on time, but had to sit on the second row. We saw X-Men: la primera generación (in English with Spanish subtitles) and it is so great! We´d seen it before, but both love superhero movies, so it was fun. By the time the movie let out, the buses were no longer running, so we had to take a taxi. We were nervous, but all went well and we got home safely. Both taxis I have ridden in while in Costa Rica have had the radio playing way loud, even when the driver is trying to talk to you. It´s not very relaxing. The city is noisy and crowded. There are gates and barbed wire in front of every house, but lots of plants and colors, so it´s still pretty. I intend to get some pictures up here soon, so you can see what I mean.