San Jose, Costa Rica

This is my first Costa Rican mean I ordered: Arroz con Pollo. Rice and chicken with vegetables. And of course some french fries.
This is the hotel that I stayed at for 4 days while in San Jose.



There is a really great story that goes along with this painted cow that my director told us, but it was told in Spanish so I did my best at translating what it means. There is a man who sits every day next to this cow who has a mental problem. These cows are made all over the world starting in Sweden and are meant to raise money for city necessities. But this particular artist said he would paint it as long as this man, Mariton, would be able to get the proceeds for his living expenses. So each day Mariton sits on this cow with a can in front of him and collects money while playing songs on a mini guitar. His name is painted all over the cow.

The Line of cars in the next picture is showing a protest I witnessed, held by taxi drivers. They are protesting against the government because they are being band since they are not legally certified (which the real taxi drivers, which we would see in the US driving yellow taxis , are). So their protest consists of hundreds of "taxi" drivers bringing their cars to main streets of the city and parking them there for hours until the government allows them to continue to work that way. The hard part is, there is no one who can make these people move out of the streets because of their governmental system so it could possibly go on for days.

My first legally bought alcoholic beverage :)Planter's Punch, sounds very American