I am thankful for many, many things.
This adventure has introduced us to so many cool people. This thanksgiving, I am thankful for all the new people in our lives that have enriched this experience.
Doy las gracias a Sally.
She is on her own travel adventure and our paths crossed 2 weeks into our stay. She traveled with us to Nicaragua and was extremely helpful with Myles. Her official name: Novia numero 2. Myles loves her and we love her for loving and caring for him so well. She's incredibly bright and has entertained us with many world-topic discussions.
Doy las gracias a me compañero de corriendo.
Maria and I met the day of my first 10K race in Costa Rica. She lives two blocks from our house. She's the daughter of Carmen, the Language School Director of Classes. And she's totally cool. She's bilingual so we can have 'real' conversations, but I'm also trying to use some of running time to practice Spanish. She's super patient with me. My only complaint about Maria is that she has a "real" job that keeps her pretty busy, so we don't hang out as much as I'd like. But it makes me cherish the time we have with her.
Doy las gracias a Carmen who has introduced us to Ernesto. Tambien Doy las gracias a Ernesto.
Even as we have finished classes at Mezoamerica, Carmen has been supportive of us doing self-study. She introduced us to one of her English students. Ernesto comes to our house twice a week to practice English, while we practice Spanish. His English is more advanced than our Spanish. He's incredibly bright, well spoken, and I enjoy our time hanging together to hear his perspective of the world and his goals.
Doy las gracias a nuestro vecinos.
As I've posted in earlier blogs, the relationship we're building with our neighbors is priceless. They are kind, patient, caring and a joy to be with. I'm glad we've landed here. It's been a great experience and I look forward to more afternoon chats over coffee and impromptu play-dates.
We also spend time practicing Spanish with Carlos, our neighbor. These practice sessions are valuable and so helpful. I'm thankful for the time he shares with us.
Doy las gracias a la familia de Hannahy el groupo de Mamas!
Hannah, Fabio and Ian are super cool. We enjoy hanging with them too. She also introduced me to a mom's group which is super cool because it's an international group, and all the kiddos are right around Myles' age. Look for a Christmas Party post that is coming soon. We're going to have a party next week for the kids. I'm pretty sure it's going to be great!
Doy las gracias for the time we had with Jonathan and Ramona.
Doy las gracias for my husband and son. We're on this adventure together and it's special.
Thanksgiving in Costa Rica was wonderful. I'm thankful for that too.
3 comments:
Great post Melissa!
what a nice way to share all the special people in your CR life! Its fun to read about all the wonderful people you have all become close with!!! xoxox
great post melissa! we're thankful for you too! hope your holidays are fabulous, and we'll see you in a few weeks!
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