I probably should be planning right now...

Sigh, I´ve been staring at the textbook for a good hour trying to come up with a creative way to teach "extreme" adjectives. The book has a pretty boring lesson about an actor named "Brad Pick." Obviously they were pretty bored too when they had to write that part of the book and couldn´t come up with a more creative name. I´m sure I probably know more than I ever thought I would about English grammar. It´s not too bad though because it helps me learn my Spanish grammar, which is seriously lacking in many areas. Surprisingly, there are a lot of similarities between the two.
Went out last night with some of the teachers from the school and some new friends - none Tico I have to admit. The new friends just happened to be three good looking lawyers, two from the States and one from Mexico. Lucky me... Anyway, we went to place called La Caribeña, which is a salsa place and restaurant in Zapote. It´s located right in front of a huge field where they have an open air market on the weekends and also Christmas festivities. The place has a nice vibe with some terrific "rice and beans." Rice and beans is not just "rice and beans," it´s actually a dish with rice, beans, coconut milk, and other spices. It can be somewhat confusing because Ticos eat another dish called gallo pinto which is also rice and beans, but without the coconut milk.
Afterwards, I hung out with the lawers and convinced them to go to this place called Qbico which is a lounge/bar right next to work. I think this is the nicest place I´ve been to while I´ve been here. It has very urban decor and a nice relaxed vibe. It´s also got a really cute waiter who works there. His name is Douglas (pronounced Dooglas). I´ve been trying to find out if he has a girlfriend, since pretty much every guy in CR has one, but I can´t quite get up the nerve to say more than "Pilsen - michelada, por favor." Pilsen is the name of a local beer and a michelada is basically lime juice in a glass with salt around the rim. It makes beer taste pretty damned good, I have to admit. Anyway, he´s seems like a pretty nice guy, although I wouldn´t really know since I don´t talk to him all that much... I mean how do you go from asking for a beer to asking whether someone has a girlfriend? You don´t. I guess I´ll just have to stick to going there every Friday, ordering my Pilsen, and smiling shyly up at him in the hopes that he´ll get the message. Other than that, nothing else new....