The last two weeks have flown by...arriving again to Costa Rica, taking the bus home, spending a few glorius days with my hubby, going to the beach, visiting with extended family, seeing old friends, tasting old foods and taking the bus, cooking gallo pinto and drinking coffee, watching cable tv and remembering all the channels. There are so many little thinsg that I have noticed, things that I miss while I am in the USA. This is my real life, the life I have here, even if Spanish is not my first language and I was not born Tica. I am Tica at heart.
There are some things that are so ingrained though, that I will forever be marked as a gringa...
-Tico time. This is a concept I have never really gotten used to. I still live by the clock, which is really a very North American attitude. When I am with my hubby, however, I find it easier to be relaxed...his relaxed attitude about time I try to imitate to avoid getting stressed out. But on my own...I am still almost always 10 minutes early.
-Individualism. I still have a very "me" attitude. Talking today with my Mama Tica I realized that, and it really humbled me. Something that I really love in Tico culture is the inclusiveness and strong sense of family, but I find that I lack this myself. I hope that will eventually change, but it will require a lot more effort on my part, and I am only recently realizing that.
-Walking. I speed walk. My normal pace is at least 5 times faster than that of any Tica. Granted, many of them are usually wearing heels or wedges, or travelling with a child, or texting, or watching thier step on the uneven sidewalks, but still...I walk too fats to be a Tica. If you ask me it comes from having brothers who now outsrip me height-wise and a hubby who has two speeds...pause and fast forward. In any case, it helps to keep me in shape.
Tomorrow morning I fly back to the USA, and I am glad fro Spanish Instyle to keep me company during my long layover.
I am not sure when I will be back, but one thing is for sure....I am already feel homesick for my beautiful Costa Rica.
Pura Vida.
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