I had to laugh today when one child complained that we were not going anywhere for Spring Break. We are in Costa Rica! Still I see the point. It is fun to hear where Portland friends are for Spring Break: the Oregon coast, San Francisco, New Orleans, southern California, Washington DC, Florida, Germany. I guess the fact that we feel a little bit of envy just shows that no matter where you live, some change of scenery once in a while is a good thing. Please don’t feel too sorry for us though! It feels like the height of summer here.
Yesterday we ventured out to Tronadora across the lake and tried out their soccer field. Sullivan, being 5 and not having experienced real team sport yet, does not like to share the ball. Family soccer games always end with him screaming, even more so when he is overheated. A little embarrassing since Costa Rican kids don’t seem to act like that. Once we returned home, water fights helped to cool the 5-year-old temper for a while.
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| Tronadora |
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| Solution to hot weather |
Today we stayed home all day, which is usually a recipe for disaster, but it worked today. There were Easter crafts, some science studying (in Spanish), pesto making, and Sullivan wisely spent some time outside again with the hose and big bucket. One of our neighbors kindly invited us to use their pool, so that is on our agenda for tomorrow. Our staycation continues!
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| The classic duck rabbits |
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| Perfect end to the day! |
Thanks for news from the sunny center of the world. Since Easter is such a prominent point in the Catholic calendar I wonder if the churches of predominantly Catholic Costa Rica will have processionals and other celebratory pomp and circumstance? Nevertheless, water fights and hitting the pool sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteJoe, I did just today see on a local expat FaceBook page a schedule for the week's activities. Seems to all revolve around the church and includes a procession on Friday. I did not see any horse shows or bull fights or tamale feasts, which is what would interest our crowd more. I did see that there are Fiestas Civicas the first week of May (1-6), with a Tope (horse show) on May 5. Cinco de Mayo?? I thought that was Mexico, but I need to research it! I also found out that all stores are closed this week on Thursday and Friday, so we did a big grocery shop today. We bought plenty of eggs for dying.
ReplyDeleteI can see that Easter is a whole other thing outside of the US. Yes, May 5 is the day the Mexicans sent Maximillian packing. Interesting that it is observed in Costa Rica! I'd love to hear more about that.
ReplyDeleteOf course, you have plenty of eggs to dye and, apparently, dye for them? Chocolate eggs and traditional American Easter goodies are heading your way with the American Easter Rabbit!!