Music: Nine Days - Absolutely (Story of a Girl)
Best. Independence. Day. Ever.
Why? Remember the cute Nicaraguan shopkeep, Daniel? You can call him my boyfriend from now on. Things had been a little complicated on that front (as noted in my last two posts, ha) but we spent like three hours together tonight and finally have it figured out as to what we are... FINALLY. :)
Anyway, let's talk about Independence Day. I started the morning off by going to the parade in Santo Domingo, but it was kind of short, and it was all high school marching bands. I saw one float, and aside from that, nothing all that interesting. So then I hopped on a bus and went into town to see if their parade was any better. Better, yes, but far, far more uncomfortable. I ended up jumping the fence that surrounds the church in order to get away from the crushing hoard of people... Which still only half solved the problem, since that was apparently the area that tico teenagers were using as a spot for making out. Sigh. Still though, cool parade. I really liked the people who looked like they had wandered out of Mardi Gras and straight into Costa Rica.
In the afternoon, Alex, Kate, Val and I met up in the park in Santo Domingo for the culmination of the huge, weekend-long party. And since we try to go with the “When in Rome” rule, we started drinking along with all the ticos, ha. You can get a liter of beer here for about $1.50, fun fact. We hung out in the park for a while and listened to the music, then went back to Kate's to make guaro granizados and play Jenga. Well, strip Jenga, but I don't think Kate really wants me to talk about that...
Then I went home for dinner, and then it was Nicaraguan boyfriend time... :) God, I'm like a 13 year old, I can't stop smiling, even when I'm writing a blog post. Whatever. I'm happy, that's what matters.
Pura Vida,
Sarah
New Words:
regidor - town council member
afinidad - affinity
suplente - substitute
sindico - trustee
remiso - reluctant
halagueno - promising; encouraging
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