Our first stop was the ATM. We used our bank cards to get colones. It took a couple of tries to figure out the exchange rate but we managed. There are about 500 colones to the dollar, and we just didn’t get the decimal in the right place the first time. The sidewalks are narrow, not always even, and occasionally
About this time last year I was preparing for my first 5K. Using RunKeeper.com I plotted routes, checked my pedometer to the calculated mileage on RunKeeper, and got accustom to walking more than three miles. There was often a point in my walk I called the hitchhike point. Its that point where I was plum tuckered out and really wanted
I got online at Vida Verde today and caught up a bit. Unlikely that I will haul my computer with me every day so the updates will become less frequent. Im navigating fine through the city, albeit in a small. Close to the school and host family home neighborhood. I havent made it to any of the suggested attractions yet.
Martha seems to know just when to switch it up. We work a little bit on verbs, switch to vocabulary all the while working on pronunciation. She agrees that patience is very important. We spent a considerable amount of time on ser/estar, the to be verbs today. Although it seems like my vocabulary and pronunciation are improving a little bit,
A dozen Burning Hills Singer perform country songs at the outdoor Burning Hills Amphitheatre, that seats over 2,800. The facility is stunning, requiring a long drive uphill and an escalator down the side of a hill to the seating area. The Old West facade and live country band are the backdrop for the 90 minute performance. The singers are led
Thursday I went to the Distinguished Lecture at the Michigan Theater. Each Thursday of the U of M school year the School of Art and Design hosts a distinguished lecturer for the A&D students. These lectures are free and open to the public – sponsored by a number of folks with the main benefactor being Penny Stamps. The lectures are
In my post last week I forgot to mention the strategy a couple of my friends use. Instead of specific resolutions, they pick a theme for the year. So, for instance, one friend is intent on “Connecting” more this year (in fact, more than one friend). For another, this is the year of “Finesse”. Just more food for thought in