Good for the Soul

Even though I still have a LOT of work to do on my paper that’s due Tuesday and my oral presentation for ICADS on Wednesday, this has been a really good and needed weekend.

After a pretty awesome time of sharing of spiritual experiences with our group on Friday, a bunch of us got together just to hang out and relax in the evening. We stocked up on ice cream, Oreos, and popcorn and hung out at my friend Caleb’s house and watched “Dan in Real Life,” which was a blast. It’s been really cool recently to get to know more of my fellow classmates down here, and I can honestly say now that I have an appreciation for each and every person- which is a pretty awesome thing.

Saturday, I went with a few friends into downtown San José to the artisan’s market. It was cool to see how many different crafts and things they had- examples of the culture- and I was able to pick up a few gifts for friends, as well as a few for myself.

Today has been really good, too. My family and I went to the National Museum today, which was kinda cool- got to see a lot of artifacts and information about the formation of Costa Rica. Then, we went to an AMAZING Italian restaurant called Otero’s. Had some incredible lasagna, and they were showing Shrek on about 15 TV’s in that place. Fortunately, I’ve probably seen Shrek more times in Spanish than in English, so I understood it all.

Tonight was great for the soul as well. Got to talk to several of my friends with whom I’d not yet had conversations since being down here. Even though it took time away from working, I’ve come to realize that relationship is the most important thing in life. Very worth the sacrifice.

If you haven’t seen, I’ve put up some more pics on Facebook, so feel free to check those out! Miss you all greatly!

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~ by robertmvnu on October 3, 2010.