Salud, Dinero, y Amor

Health, Money, and Love


My Spanish professor sneezed three times in a row today, and the 6 of us said "Salud" each time, the equivalent of America's "Bless you." He then corrected us, saying that the second time a person sneezes you are supposed to say "Dinero" and the third you are supposed to say "Amor." Basically wishing them health, money, and love. I thought that would be an interesting fact for the day!
Yesterday was a good day! I got up early and went to the gym with Katie, ate breakfast, did some homework, and ate lunch at a Pizzeria next to Veritas before Spanish class at one. At the pizzeria, I got the dish called an "Antipasta." It had lettuce, mushrooms, zucchini, olives, eggplant, cheese, and red peppers. (In Costa Rica, it's popular to mix cold and cooked veggies in a dish) It was so good, I had to go back and get it today for lunch :).
Yesterday and today have been quite gloomy. I'm not sure if it's from the weekend, all of the rain, or a combination of both, but everyone is dragging, including myself! Hellooo Costa Rican coffee! ¡Que rico! (How rich!) Anyway, I spent last night writing a 10-minute presentation on Diabetes in Spanish. I've never been a public speaker, especially not in Spanish, but I got a 94%! Happy day! In Costa Rican Health Care and Tropical Medicine today, we watched a film called Sicko by Michael Moore. I actually enjoyed his satirical approach to the American Health Care System. I think everyone needs to watch it. You won't be so critical of Obama's health care proposal (Not saying that I'm still not uneasy about it, but just a suggestion for those of you who are completely opposed). 
Today in Spanish, we learned several different verbs (with a medical approach, of course). I swear, the Spanish language has a word for everything! For example, when a person has a cold, he says just that: "I have a cold." However, in Spanish, there is a whole separate verb: resfriarse. And that's just ONE example! Well, I have to go study for a Spanish test tomorrow. ¡Chau!