Cumpleaños Feliz!

So my class figured out that my birthday (actually golden birthday) is the 22^nd, and another girl’s birthday is the 24^th so they decided to celebrate by going out to each in Santa Elena, followed by going to the bars, Saturday Night. I decided to go along. Well, I didn’t really have a choice, since I was one of the reasons to celebrate.

Everything went extremely well, at least from my perspective. I really enjoyed the evening, and I was glad that everyone else was enjoying my birthday as well. Of course there were some unpleasant moments which I had to deal with. To start, the group bought me a 40 oz bottle of Imperial Light Beer (the favorite of Costa Ricans) as a present. I gave it a try but soon realized that I still do not like light beer at all. So that 40 oz bottle made its way to someone else rather quickly. Then they decided to buy me a 40 oz bottle of heavier beer, Pilsen. I can’t say I liked that much either, but I gave it a try, and did not get very far. I will say though that 40 oz bottles are quite large to carry around town. Later on at one of the bars, Rob bought me a shot of Rum. Pretty potent, but much better than either of the beers. Just and FYI, I like wine the best!

It's a Cuarenta (40 ouncer)

Dinner was delicious because I had been longing for some good pasta for a while. It was my first meal without rice and beans since I came to Costa Rica. The local musician at the restaurant even sang Happy Birthday to Tracy and I, as well as a Billy Joel’s Piano Man in Spanish! I will say though that we were quite a noisy group, so I am thinking that the musician was glad when we left.

Afterwards we went to Bar Amigos for drinks and dancing. I had great fun here, because I love to dance to just about anything. Both there and La Taverna afterwards I was able to do some improvised swing dancing (trying to make it look better, more like a Spanish dance to fit the music). I also learned how to Salsa dance again, as well as Meringue. It was kind of an interesting experience though because it was my Tropical Biology Professor who taught me these. But like I said before… we have all become one big family. Saturday night cemented that fact.

Kevin and Laura dancing away!

So once again, I am caught up on my blogging, but for how long I don’t know. I am entering 3 today, so you can take your time reading them as I will not have any more up until next weekend probably. Then I go on a field trip and who knows if I will be able to blog then.