A few summers ago I hosted an exchange student from Costa Rica. Her name is Andrea. I loved hanging out with her and getting to know her. We spent a lot of time together in the States while she was there. She told me that if I ever come to Costa Rica I need to give her a call. So that is exactly what I did. I went out with Andrea on Friday afternoon after school. I met her family and many of her friends. She showed me around her neighborhood. She lives in Heredia, Costa Rica. It’s about a half an hour from where I live, in La Trinidad.
She took me out to a Hamburger joint close to her house with a lot of her friends. It was really entertaining, but I didn’t really understand much of the conversation. I can usually pick up the main topics of a conversation when I am talking with someone, but I was pretty much totally lost when her friends were talking. They were all talking so fast! But not only that, they were all talking over each other. So, I just resorted back to the thing that saves me here in Costa Rica. I say, ¨¡Pura Vida!¨ This is a saying frequently used in Costa Rica that means everything is simply great. And when all else fails I just smile and nod!
