Mail

Out of curiosity, I inquired at the student office how to receive a package sent from the states. Families send packages to the university and when they arrive, the University emails the student. Here's the kicker: from the US, packages usually take a month to arrive. Yes, a month.

The other odd thing here in San José, and maybe all of Costa Rica, is that there aren't any addresses. Everything is xx (kilo)meters from something else. The address for the school is:

Universidad Veritas

Center for International Programs

1 km Oeste de Casa Presidencial

Carretera a Zapote

San José, Costa Rica

My Tica family's address is 100 meters de Parque de los Mangos, or something like that. On top of it all, here I have no sense of direction so it's basically impossible for me to remember where anything is. Good thing I'm here for two months! Hopefully I will be able to get my bearings after a few weeks. All my housemates will be gone in a month and then I'll be on my own at this house and I won't have anyone to get lost with. So I think it's important for me to figure things out before then.