Today I was able to sleep in, and then go to Church. As always the service was good, and at the end of the service, the pastor presented a couple from the church who is leaving to go to another country so there was a special presentation, and song for them. After church, I met up with my new friend, Jamie and her roommate Michelle. We caught a ride from another church member, who took us to the mall. We ate at a Mexican restaurant and then walked around the mall. It is amazing to me that there is this place of wealth and oppulence right in the middle of abject poverty. If you look on the outskirts of the mall area, there are houses littered with trash, and wandering animals, and shacks to live in, but then less than 500 meters away, there is a mall. I have never really liked the mall scene anyway, but now I really don't like it. My friend Jamie said a friend of her's told her about the mall and stated, "I go there when I want to forget I live in Costa Rica."
I am also shocked at how Americanized Costa Rica seems to be. McDonalds, Burger King, TGIF, Subway, Taco Bell, WalMart are just a few of the establishments from the States. I refuse to go to any of them, as I would feel I am betraying my experience. I can always eat at those restaurants in the States. I won't always be able to eat at a Soda.
I arrived home around 6 pm, and made a simple dinner. Demian had shown me on Saturday how to call internationally on my cell phone, so I was able to call and talk to Talmadge for a bit. Tucker is in Myrtle Beach with his youth group, so I will have to wait to talk to him until next week.
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