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Yesterday I celebrated Costa Ricans Independence Day (along with the rest of Central America.) There was a HUGE parade that went down the main street in San Pedro. Bands, twirlers, dancers, drummers, marchers.. everyone showing their pride for their country in the hot morning sun. I loved the little girls in the traditional Costa Rican dresses.. they were adorable. After the parade, we went to the movies because the mall was one of the only places open yesterday. We saw "El Origen" otherwise known as Inception. It was the second time I've seen it and I tried to pay attention to the spanish subtitles to work on my Spanish. The movies only cost 1,000 colones ($2) on Wednesdays so the theatre was packed! They also make popcorn and drizzle fresh warm caramel on top.. delicious!
Last night we went to Bar Nova again.. (Shelly continue reading at your own risk.. I don't want you to worry) We had a great night until our friends were robbed just a block down from the bar. A group of guys in a pickup truck stopped and got out and punched our friend Ben in the face, then kicked him in the face AFTER he already gave them his money and broke his nose. Emily tried to fight for her bag but they hit her as well and ripped her bag so hard it broke the strap and then they sped away. We spent the rest of the night at the hospital so Ben could have someone check out his face. Everyone is fine now, just a traumatic experience.. I feel so terrible that had to happen to good people like them. Costa Rica is beautiful, and most Ticos (Costa Ricans) are sooo nice and helpful, it's sad that a handful of people give the city a bad name.
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