Notes from the Jungle: Chapter 2

This is a continuation of the post we put up yesterday as Molly follows up with more details about her Spanish and Surf program in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

Poco y poco mas mejor!

Tamarindo Beach Surf Courses

Yesterday was another day packed full of classes. Started with surfing from 8:00 to 10:00. The day before I had gone to the super mercado on a break from class to get food for breakfast. 

No matter where you are you can count on coffee and peanut butter toast! Things in the market were pretty expensive. There is supposed to be a cheaper one farther away but I didn't have much time.

So we hit the beach with our boards. I had the same teacher who it turns out is Italian. Success!! I was able to get up to my feet on the board about 5 or 6 times! Not sure I am really enjoying it yet but I love a challenge. Tide was out at the beginning but near the end the waves were getting rougher and rougher as a storm was coming in along with the tide. It's not just the surfing that is tiring. It's the two hours you spend in the water up against the waves and the current.

Tamarindo Spanish Class

After rinsing off and returning our boards, we went to lunch at a nearby cuban sandwich shop. Soooo good! The sauce was just a little spicy which made it delicioso. The owner is named Addy and she is a little woman from Seattle. Too funny. 

Seems so many people decide to move down here to live the life. I bet most of them first came in the summer though - December - May. Apparently it doesn't rain at all during those months.

In Spanish class we worked on the conjugation of irregular verbs in the past tense. It's easy to get overwhelmed with all there is to learn. After class we had dance class where we learned the merengue and the cumbia.

We planned a weekend trip off campus before dinner. We will take a bus Friday morning to Monte Verde where they have the best zip lining through the canopy. The next morning we will take a boat across a lake to Arenal where we can go to the natural hot springs.

After spending Saturday night in a hostel in Arenal we will take a horse back ride to the waterfalls and explore the butterfly gardens and the frog farms. We will take a bus back to our school on Sunday evening. I am REALLY excited to see more of Costa Rica

• Notes From the Jungle: Tamarindo, Costa Rica Chapter 2
• Surf Program in Tamarindo, Costa Rica