Wednesday, February 9th - Mucho Gusto

Jenny and our rooster pals out front had had enough of each other by Wednesday morning. She couldn’t quite go back to sleep after their 6 am wake up calls and decided she may as well start unpacking. Kelly gave in soon enough and felt motivated to do the same. Jenny decided to take another jog to the Iguana (this time with money) to buy us some milk for our cereal. Turns out, the regular Special K here is not so much special as it is saugy. Oh well! Still a nice change of pace to eat at home.

We spent a really pleasant and beautiful morning on the beach, soaking up all the rays we could. At noon, we had our second (and hopefully final) meeting with Barbara at TEFL and all went smoothly! We weren’t out too much money, and left feeling relieved to have it over and be on good terms with everyone! After which we grabbed smoothies next door (Note: Papaya is not our favorite flavor, Mango is always a winner though) and waited for our friends to get out for their lunch break. We headed back to the beach with Sarah and Emma while they lunched and got a quick swim in. Our buddy Tim stopped by and told us all about the canopy tour he had just taken with his little brothers from his host family. We knew it was activity time for us! Plus, Jenny’s friend Caroline said zip-lining was one the coolest things she did in Costa Rica.
We headed straight to a travel agency downtown and booked out canopy tour for the next morning at 10:30! After which we walked across town to La Verde Iguana to finally get our grocery run over and done with! We noticed that Ticos must shop as needed because we were the only people with a cart full, clogging up the line (Kroger days are long behind us). We carried home all our bags like champs, finding our way home on some back roads. Jenny immediately made pasta salad and hardboiled some eggs (Kelly would’ve helped but we all know it would have just been more of a hindrance having her in the kitchen:)… Kelly swept and cleaned a bit. This apartment is finally starting to feel like a home! Funny story real quick- Jenny accidently shattered a brand new bottle of Lancome foundation off the top shelf of the open shelves that hold all our shirts and shorts. Needless to say, there was glass everywhere and most of Kelly’s shirts/shorts have tan paint spots all over them. Which is ironic since we haven’t even worn makeup here but just thought we’d give it a chance! Ha! Stay tuned for adventured to the laundry mat ☺

We both got showered up and headed across town to a place we were anxious to try. “Gusto” sits right on the beach and it has an L.A. or Miami vibe unlike anywhere here. Still on the sand, there are tables and big white benches under palm canopies surrounded by twinkle lights. Our goal was to get some drinks and use their wifi so we could skype in a comfortable and beautiful place, rather than the internet café AGAIN. Kelly’s internet worked just fine but forgot to charge her battery and Jenny’s janky mac couldn’t quite pick up the signal for more than a few minutes at a time AFTER Kelly’s computer was off. So we gave up and just enjoyed our delicious cocktails and atmosphere. Tim showed up again, and hung out with us as we split a really yummy plate of chicken skewers and veggies. Jen went down the beach a few spots to try and pick up some wifi to spend a little skype time with her boyfriend, but it was fairly unsuccessful (we’ll figure these things out in time). From there we walked home, really tired once again (we’re still adjusting to living a pedestrian life in a 95 degree climate). Excited for a full nights sleep before our first adventure into the jungle!



The kids in our front yard playing after school :)

Gusto Beach Bar...wifi not great...food and cocktails-delicious! cool vibe.

cocktails at Gusto :)