Factos y Informacion

Here are some facts and definitions in case i don't make sense

Tico: Native

Punt (Poont): The point at the end of the puntarenas peninsula filled with rocks. Very beautiful.

Tico Time: always give ticos 20 minutes extra to meet somewhere. They aren't in any hurry to get anywhere. The teachers won't let is start class on tico time though :/

Gallopinto: rice and beans. I have this for basically every meal.

Supermercado: supermarket

Mega Super: a specific supermarked that has shampoo for almost 8 dollars and shaving cream for almost 10. but they have these really yummy yougurt popscicle things for super cheap that aren't sour cream flavored like a lot of other ice creams.

Pura Vida! It's like carpe diem. It means pure life.

Guanabana: a fruit that kinda tastes like a grape.

Maro: Jam.....

There's no hot water

You can't flush toilet paper

They don't sell tampons unless you've just had a baby

Summer is march and april

Shampoo is twice as expensive

There are three other colleges in just Puntarenas besides USAC

They use calones for money. 1000 calones is a little under two dollars.

The guy think they're giving you a complement by yelling cat calls at you.

If you'd like to send me something (like shaving cream haha!) Here's my address:

Usac ,My name
Costado Norte del Parque Lobo
Barrio El Carmen
Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Use DHL

If you'd like a post card give me your address. It's cheap to send stuff.