Its been a while since I have posted! I have less than one month left, its so weird! The students who were only here for 12 weeks are already gone, which made me realize how fast time has gone. During Semana Santa, Holy Week, most of ticos are off of work. Most families go on vacation and the popular tourist destinations are packed. My mom was able to come and stay for the week. We were able to go to Monteverde and Manuel Antonio, two of the most popular but best places to visit. My mom visiting made me realize how much I've become accustomed to while living here because of how familiar I was with bus terminals, local places, etc. Its easy to overlook things you've become used too while being abroad. Each weekend is a new place but you do pick up on a lot of local things such as habits, good places to eat, places to avoid, etc. Having my mom here was so nice and the week went by too quickly.
This weekend I went to a local museum, called Museo Del Jade. It is filled with facts about jade and its significance to the precolumbian indigenous peoples of Costa Rica. The stone was important in many aspects of their society to jewelry of those higher up such as the chief or the elders of the tribe to being pieces to show off victory in battle. Costa Rica isn't famous for its museums, needless to say, but this museum was beautiful. Its easy to overlook museums in Costa Rica because of all its nature enthusiasts but this proved otherwise. This exhibit was dedicated to the remembrance of indigenous trips and how they placed so much value on the jade stone.
I can't believe I only have 3 and a half weeks left!