So it may seem like I'm writing this entry after I returned to the United States, and I am...but for some reason my first entry I did in Nicoya was deleted, so I am redoing it in the future, but writing as Past Nicole.
When we arrived in Nicoya it was a rainy afternoon and it took us several hours to get to Nicoya from Liberia because of traffic. I was dropped off at my house and it was a very weird feeling...here I was thrown into a house where I knew no one and could barely communicate. Armando (my host brother) was very nice and welcoming, though, and gave me a cup of coffee and started chatting with me. I had to keep telling him to slow down so that I could understand him, and he was very patient with me.
During the first weekend we went to the Pica de Lena festival in town. There was a parade with a bunch of bulls carrying carts full of wood. It was fun to see this parade, and it was a very cultural experience.
I am excited about spending the next five weeks here, and I hope I will learn a lot and improve my Spanish.