Weekend update

I learned something important this weekend: I can only dance in the United States. A group of students went to a Latin dance club this weekend, and we might as well have had "American" stamped on our foreheads. It was all pairs dancing salsa, cha-cha, rumba, and whatever else they do here. Furthermore, when guys actually asked us to dance (I witnessed this but never actually agreed to dance with anyone), they almost immediately ended the dance claiming they wanted to "dance with someone who knows how." Yeah. The 5 songs that were American music? We tore those up...while everyone looked at us like we were crazy, loose women. So not exactly an ideal club experience. Still, it was super cool to watch the couples dance. Saturday morning, Hannah, Makeba, and I went to Cafe Britt for a coffee tour. That was super cool to see, and apart from being ripped off by the taxi driver, we had a great time! The driver who dropped us off and picked us up charged us for the time in between the two rides as well. Oops. The school suggested him, so we blindly thought we'd be okay. Live and learn! At least it was only a couple of hours and not the entire afternoon. Saturday evening I went to the Catholic church with Hannah and her family. That was very interesting. The priest was quite old and would have been hard to understand in English, so you can imagine how tough it was in Spanish. I prayed silently for most of the service. The church was packed, but the girl next to me was texting...I feel like many of the people were cultural Catholics rather than actual practicing Catholics, but it's not my place to judge. Hannah said that the other preacher was much more animated last week, so I'll give it another go this weekend. Sunday was very quiet. I went plant shopping with my mama and papa tico and spent the rest of the day sleeping and watching TV. Sometimes I feel like I act more like an American here than at home...except here I eat a lot more rice and beans...hasta luego!