Last Saturday was a dancing party! We had our goodbye fiesta with all the families. Luckily it was a beautiful sunny day. We started the festivities with a futbol, or soccer game as we Americans call it. It was the families versus the students and we had been training for weeks on the soccer field in front of our school. However, the sprints, box jumps and quick feet exercises did not pay off because the families annihilated us. Futbol is just part of Cost Rican blood. After the game the dancing began. Roy, our famous dance instructor came and led us in dances the whole afternoon, from salsa and swing to musical chairs and the limbo. And let me just say, my second tica mamá (Esti’s mom) was the life of the party. She not only won musical chairs, but also dressed up as a hula girl in a grass skirt and flower lei. She knows how to have a good time.
Now we only have 10 days left here in warm Costa Rica until we return to snow and cold. But, I have learned some new dance moves to keep me warm. Get ready Minnesota!
