After 5 days

hello! Im waiting in the ISA office until my roommate gets out of class at 5 so I have time to tell you about everything and you can pass this along. It is usually hard for me to give detailed updates because I am constantly on the go or other people are waiting to use the computers. I went to Houston last Friday with Georgie, Chris, and Ally and we went to Ikea then Georgies house to stay the night so they could take me to the airport the next morning. Once I got on the plane, i sat by this really nice girl that is from Ohio. I literally need alcohol or dramamine or something before I get on planes, I do not do well. haha shocker right? no, but i got her info and she has contacted me. I met my roommate and we went to meet our host family. My tica mom is so cute. She lives with her son but he is never home. I am eating soo much here. We eat like every 3 hours and it is rude to not accept food so tomorrow i am getting a membership to a gym here haha i do not want to gain the freshmen 15 now that I am a junior in what.. 5 weeks! ah! anyways, it was difficult the first day. i am pretty sure i teared up 5 times because i missed everyone. it was hard too because everyone speaks in spanish so just hearing people speak english was a nice change. Sunday we went out to this bar at 3 haha crazy! it is so weird to just go up to the bar and order but i love it. The cacique or alcohol of Costa Rica here goes down smoothly haha but I am pretty sure I got pretty tipsy on my second day here with students in my program. I made friends with our bartender Gustavo. Monday nights, everyone goes to this bar called ELCUARTEL. They have live music and dancing. omg i wish you were here you would have loved it. its like cumbia with reggae and i danced the whole time!! Me and a girl in my classes got two bartenders emails bc we were up there so much and basically told them we thought they were cute. This guy in our program got drunk and was dancing with a prostitute i think haha it was soo funny and trust me he cannot dance! i will show you when i get back. My classes started yesterday and I was soo nervous but I think that one of my professors is so nice. She made me want to talk in class and do well. My other one talks way too fast. I literally dont understand her and was freaking out yesterday. I got home at 5 and went to sleep at 9 because i was so tired. Two days a week, i have class for 6 hours! wtf..it sucks but then i just have to remember this is supposed to be interesting and fun..like they say here "tranquila" or "pura vida" meaning no worries, calm down. Nothing is a big deal, you just take things as they come and yes timing is not really important but saying that you are going to do something is. Weird, i know. Like if someone says we are going to this bar tomorrow at 9, arriving at 11 is not a big deal but going is. The traffic is so bad. Everyone honks. Honking means hi, bye, im here, you are cute, what are you doing, fuck you, everything! haha im serious. We ride a bus to school and the money is in colones here. I get confused with paying and stuff, but i think i am learning alot. I miss my mom and dad. mY DAD called the other day and it was sooo nice to hear his voice. I brought my guitar bc my guitar teacher told me i needed to to get practice so I am learning a song. It would be great if i can play it for you when i get back. I moved into my house before i left so you better come over when you get back. My friend Casie is meeting me here a week after my program ends...i cant wait for her to be here haha. By then, I can hopefully get around and understand everything. Tomorrow we are going to this place called Castros Bar. I will let you know how that goes .This weekend we are going to Monteverde in Costa Rica. It is a rainforesty kind of thing. Im doing fourwheeling or ATV idk what that is really and canopy touring. I am getting batteries today so I will take alot of pictures for you and send them. I brought the cord to upload stuff. I miss everyone so much it is crazy and cannot wait to see you. When I have time like this, I will send everyone long updates. Oh P.S. it is soo funny bc after hearing Spanish all day, I forget how to talk! I start talking in Spanglish or say dumb things. My roommate was like what time is it in english and i go "noon thirty" haha wtf. so funny.I love youuuu allll Nena