A few more pictures...

Some of us girls went out to El Cuartel for monday night ladies night (live music and no cover charge!) but the line to get in was so long and it was so crowded that we went to a little bar across the street that was practically empty, but we could request whatever music we wanted and our whole group of friends danced and sang the night away! It was pretty fun...until we realized it was 3 in the morning and we had class at 8...
I found this special friend on my shampoo bottle in the shower. This is the third lizard in my shower, but better than a cockroach or giant nocturnal butterfly (that looks like a bat and scares my host mom terribly).
Last day trip to Jaco! Though the Best Western did kick us out and refused to even let us walk on their grounds (I felt like a bit of a criminal) Lupe and I still had fun on the beach catching some last rays of sunshine!
Taking a much needed ice cream and smoothie break.
Oh the beautiful palm trees! and the glorious sunshine!
So little did I expect a tico to throw a huge handful of confetti on me! but this was not the first toss. I even got it in my eye and it was quite painful, and embarassing as my eyes watered like crazy and I looked like I was bawling. This is a tradition I may never understand.
This is not snow...this is tons of confetti in the Avienda Central. All the young folks of San Jose come out, pay for bags of paper confetti, and throw it at people. All night long. It can get almost like a battl....pretty brutal actually. Maybe I will try it sometime in Seattle.
Lupe and I had heard of the Festival de la Luz, a Christmas parade, and we went downtown to enjoy a few floats and some christmas cheer. But after some fireworks and a huge crowd, nothing happened. We waited for about 45 minutes (tico time was in full effect here) then tried to make our way home. But due to the crowds, we got stuck many times and here we are on a bridge, seeing the beginning of the parade. There was a pretty christmas tree!