Final Day of Classes

Today Randdie and I made plans to go into town to finish up our last minute shopping and to get our tickets for to Manuel Antonio from the Coca Cola. We slept in and had a breakfast of toast and fruit which is nice We got into the city and went to look for the Catholic book store first, since Randdie wanted to find a blue bead rosary for her mom. We went three different stores, but we couldn’t find it anywhere. Afterward Randdie needed to go to a grocery store to get some candy for her friends back home so I took her to the one that I knew that was like a CVS on the way to the artisanal market.after all the rich food we’ve been eating.  … Randdie found a rosary made out of coffee beans for her mom instead.
 Afterward and we headed off to the Coca Cola. The Coca Cola is a market/ bus terminal for all of San Jose. We took a taxi that probably took more time than walking and cost 4 dollars, more that it would take to get a ride back to our house. I also think that the Taxi driver took the long way. We arrived at the Coca Cola and the taxi driver called over a man to show us where the Manuel Antonio bus tickets were sold. We walked inside and talked to the ticket lady about buying a ticket to the park. It was relatively easy and we were done in about 10 min. Afterward I was ready to walk the 6 blocks back to the bus stop, but Randdie wanted to take another Taxi. I thought she was being a bit over cautious (although she was in Haiti mentality she told me) and apparently so did the taxi driver, he said that we should just walk. So after hearing this confirmed by a Tico Randdie finally relaxed a little and we walked back to catch our regular bus at the stop by the National Theater. The bus ride back was much better, since Randdie finally relaxed and was able to enjoy herself.  We bonded by talking about our friends and the different things the do. On the way home we went by the Pali where Randdie got snacks for our trip and I broke down and bought milk. I would have a problem if I lived here permanently since the sell milk by the liter, and I could drink that in one day... We had started to get really excited about our last trip as we walked back to the house.. . I skyped my mom and Devon to work out some last minute details about their arrival on Friday which was interesting since everything was going crazy with the animals!. After we finished skpying I wrote down some notes for my final presentation, and after dinner I headed off to class early.
 I got into class on time and the teacher was able to show me my final grade, minus the presentation. Since I was at the front, I gave my individual presentation first. I was really excited, so of course I spoke really fast… I know that the information was good, but I didn’t even look at my note cards, so I left out some information and it wasn’t as organized as it could have been. I also felt like I could have taught a whole class on debt swaps, but as it was I used up all of my time. The Rebecca, Dat, Kelsey and Karen all seemed really interested and had some really good questions. Of course the one question that I tripped up over was the professor’s… She asked if I thought debt swaps were socially sustainable and I answered about international society interactions but she had meant the local ones, but overall it went well. She also told me that she really liked my paper, and she asked my permission to use it as a reading for her future classes!After class I was able to see my total grade, I had gotten a 20/20 on my presentation and so I finished the class with a 97! Although the grade is not even close to the most important thing I have gotten from this class. The field trips and interviews were invaluable and I can’t wait to show them to Dr. Boyer!
 OMG There was just a baby earthquake right when I was about to post this!!AHHH, So exciting!!