Had Spanish class this am then spent most of the day recapping and talking out what we need to have ready before we charrette our design ideas out. It went pretty well and I think we'll be ready to go on Monday when our Architecture professor, Kevin, gets here. Jajean gave a lecture this afternoon on different types of planning...definitely clarified a few key differences which is really helpful.
Off to the beach-and a little more than 3 hours and approximately 10 carsick students later we arrived in Samara, Costa Rica...a beachtown on the Pacific side of the Nicoya peninsula in the district of Guanacaste. We had Burger King for dinner in the most moth-infested location I have ever existed in, and I ate on the bus to avoid eating any bugs.
Off to the beach-and a little more than 3 hours and approximately 10 carsick students later we arrived in Samara, Costa Rica...a beachtown on the Pacific side of the Nicoya peninsula in the district of Guanacaste. We had Burger King for dinner in the most moth-infested location I have ever existed in, and I ate on the bus to avoid eating any bugs.
Lins, Meg, & Tuona
The boys (minus Bryan): Tyler, Fernando, Josh, & Bryan:
The hotel is nice, cheap, has a pool, and is close to the beach. Score! As you can see, we made ourselves right at home within about 15 minutes:
Since Sam, Tuona, Linsey and I are sharing a room, we sent everyone else to the bar ahead of us so we had time to shower and get ready. On our way out we were sketched out by some dudes sitting around a car en route to the bar, so we crossed the street and took pictures, in the rain, of some wild horses until we noticed Fernando and Bryan walking in the rain back toward the hotel in search of us! We walked with them to the bar and chilled until around 10:30 or 11 when it started filling up with locals and foreigners alike. I didn't catch the name of where we were, but a few of the guys there surf and we got a deal for surfing tomorrow so that's our gameplan!
The hotel is nice, cheap, has a pool, and is close to the beach. Score! As you can see, we made ourselves right at home within about 15 minutes:
Since Sam, Tuona, Linsey and I are sharing a room, we sent everyone else to the bar ahead of us so we had time to shower and get ready. On our way out we were sketched out by some dudes sitting around a car en route to the bar, so we crossed the street and took pictures, in the rain, of some wild horses until we noticed Fernando and Bryan walking in the rain back toward the hotel in search of us! We walked with them to the bar and chilled until around 10:30 or 11 when it started filling up with locals and foreigners alike. I didn't catch the name of where we were, but a few of the guys there surf and we got a deal for surfing tomorrow so that's our gameplan!
I swear...there are horses in this picture!!:
Tuona & Josh:
Me & Josh:
The DJ played Reggae all night, which I'm not too into, so I kinda chilled for the most part and only danced to a few songs. Lots of cute surfer dudes with long hair. Haha. I was pretty disturbed by the guys standing along the sides watching everyone dance, so I definitely turned down a few invites, and waited for one of the blonde guys to head over and eventually gave into Tuona's pleading and danced with her and Sam, and then Fernando.
Tuona, Fernando, & Sam:
Tuona & Me
A fight broke out between two girls...the one girl was tiny and went after the other girl again even after the bouncers pulled her away! Then another girl fight led to some guy punching another one and yeah...end of the night for the bar. We were walking back and Josh decided he needed to touch the ocean...so then we ALL decided to join in...but only after being responsible tourist and leaving all personal items in the hotel room at which point most of us just went in with the clothes on our backs!
Bryan & Tuona:
After quite some time in the moonlit ocean we rinsed off in the pool under the watchful eye of the guard, who only chose to yell at us when we got back to our rooms and were talking too loudly with the windows open...go figure. All in all a good night. Can't wait for surfing tomorrow!
The Girls! Sam, Tuona, Meg, Linsey, Amber (& crazy dancing pink girl):
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