Mi dia tipica

A day in the life of Kata (my name here is Kata, short for Katalina):

5:55 - Beeep, beeep beeep! Grab watch, roll out of bed.

6:00 - Exercise or help prepare breakfast, depending on the day.

6:45-7:00 - Sit down with family and eat a typical breakfast of gallo pinto (black beans, rice and spices all mixed together) for breakfast with some Costa Rican morning buzz: local coffee!

7:15 - Do dishes, clean up from breakfast with roommate Hollie while Mama Kuki (my host mom) and Carlos (my Mexican brother) get ready to leave for school and work.

7:30 - Shower. Today I just discovered that we DO in fact have hot water in our house. No more freezing showers!

7:45-9:00 - Homework

9:00 - Walk to bus stop down by La Iglesia San Josecito, maybe buy some pan dulce on the way.

9:15 -  Get on bus and go to school.

10:00 - Arrive at school and start Insanity workout with other students. Not quite the cultural plunge, but it gives the Ticos a laugh to see us doing it. (For all of you .3 milers from SB on the AT in the SM, the hike from the bus stop up to school is my .3 miles every day).

11:00-12:00 - More homework

12:00-1:00 Everybody sits down for a delicious lunch together. Aldo and Juan our cooks are lo maximo!

1:00-2:00 Even more homework...

2:00 Begin class, Latin American Culture and Civilization on T, Th, and F. (Class starts at 1 on Wednesdays because we also have a later afternoon class called World Views and Public Policies on that day)

5:00 - End classes and rush down the hill in the pouring rain to catch the bus back home.

5:45 - Try to get off at the right stop and walk home in the rain. By this time we are soaked so no point in rushing. (I'm still confused on how the bus stops work here. I think it is half organized half whenever they feel like stopping.)

6:00 -  Get home and help prepare dinner and set the table.

6:45-8:30 - Sit down with Mama Kuki, Carlos, and Hollie to eat a dinner and converse. We talk about all sorts of topics. Carlos is VERY opinionated and spends most of the time with the microphone. Last night we listened to him rant for an hour how Mexican futbol is the worst and a despicable part of his culture. I would disagree, but he sure had some convincing arguments.

8:30-9:00 - Clean up from dinner, wash dishes

9:00 - Homework, read, journal

10:30 - Fall asleep, *siiiigh*