First and foremost, what are this!?!? Answer: It is a gatorade (or powerade?..one of the two) bottle with hand soap in it. This oddity can be found in the main floor bathroom of the library on Universidad Nacional (UNA) campus. This wasn't just a one time occurrence. The four months I was here I always had to get my soap from this bottle in this bathroom.
What are this?? Costa Rica definitely has some interesting foliage but this bad boy takes the cake. It is one plant (this is not two different plants that are just side by side), and it looks like it should be the friend to a Lorax tree in a Dr. Seuss book! This beauty is on campus near the registration building. Loves!
What ARE this?? I have never seen a strike/demonstration occur at a school I have attended before. So, I was very bewildered when the main library on campus was closed for DAYS because of a strike of the employees. This is the door of the library in the photo (yes they pull these strange garage door looking things down over all doors of businesses/school buildings in CR).
What are this?? This is a tiny (but deadly) snake that I saw when I was walking near Arenal Volcano a few weekends ago. Luckily for me (totally being sarcastic) most of the snakes in CR are poisonous lol.
What are this?? Why are you so small, little coins?? When I was packing I found some American money in my old wallet, and I was soooo puzzled by the size of these coins! The coins here in Costa Rica could eat a quarter for breakfast!
What are this?? lol Probably the greatest mystery of CR. Who ARE Rat Boy?? You can find this dude's mark all over Heredia and San Jose. If he had a twitter account, I'm sure all of us gringos in the program would follow him haha. #cultstatus
What are this...again!??! lol I wasn't kidding when I said that his boy is everywhere. There are way more all over town, but these were just two that I found yesterday on my walk home from school.
What are this?? This is a Costa Rican 'garbage can'. Instead of the big blue/green/black (whichever color you have) trash can you put out by the road, Costa Ricans have these open box looking things on a pole.
What are this?? What are a castle in a tropical country!?!? I have never gotten over this castle (El castillo de Santa Lucia). It is amazing and it is right around the corner from my house, and right in front of the bus stop that I need for school.
What are this!?! Soda!! lol but not the kind you drink. I think I heard that sodas are little eateries before I came here, but I still had a hard time not thinking of soda when I saw these signs. FYI soda here is called gaseosa.
What are this?? This would be the sign that I have had this dictionary for wayyyyy too long lol. The other night I was studying and it tore in half, and it didn't even have the decency to perfectly divide itself between English and Spanish. Huy!
What are this? Are this prison?? Lol this looks like a prison in an old Western set in like southern Texas or Mexico. It is actually a window of the police station (so kinda close..sort of). This is the strangest police station I have ever seen and I found it so interesting.
What are this?? Machetes have got to be one of the most interesting things here to me. They are used to trim trees, cut long grass, and to cut fruit. Not to mention the fact that it can also be used to threaten or hurt someone. Such a multi-purpose item, useful and terrifying all at the same time.
What are this?? This is the largest ox cart in the world. Random and interesting.
What are this??!?! According to Liz and I, this is Lebron James. We just can't understand why the mannequins here are so diesel!
What are this?? This is a picture of an adorable little tica with a farole (lantern) she made for Independence day.
What are this?? Oh this would be the best bathroom sign ever haha. This is on the door of the bathroom at the movie theater at the Paseo de las Flores Mall.
What are this?? What are Walmart in Costa Rica? Don't get too excited folks, this Walmart sucks!
What are this??? There is seriously a McDonald's every few streets in Costa Rica. Eeeww and I hate McDonald's!
What are this!? What are furry fruit?? This is a mamon chino, known as a rambutan to those of us in the United States. Basically, it is the most delicious fruit ever after you peel off that intimidating looking skin.
What are this?? I loved the graffiti in Costa Rica, it added a certain something to the flavor of the city. I also like how this particular one is in English lol
I just like how it looks like I am wondering "What are this?" haha. I don't have a picture, but the one thing that puzzled me the most was the fact that we had to throw our toilet paper in a trash can instead of in the toilet. So, if I come to your house and throw my toilet paper in your trash can, you may not judge me. It was a hard habit to start and so now I think it will be a hard habit to break. Sorry in advance ;)
There are many things that have interested and baffled me while I have been here, but this is just a little taste of the things that made me go..."What ARE this?!"
