Yesterday, my mom, Sarah, and I ran to Best Buy and the Village Mall in Corte Madera to take care of a few last minute things before my trip. We spent almost an hour in Best Buy complaining to the Geek Squad that I had been promised a new iPod many times in the past, but because of some internal issue, they wouldn't give it to me. Later that day, the old one Best Buy had refurbished got stolen, right out of my moms car. I shouldn't have left it on the middle console, but my mom also forgot to lock the car. Anyways, that kind of blew, but I was too tired to care. After two overnights and staying up untill 2am each night, I crashed on top of my bed and all of my stuff to pack at 6:30pm.
I woke up at 10am today. My mother and I set out to finish our errands at the mall agian this morning. I bought some tank tops, a new pair of shorts, a spiral notebook for spanish lessons down there, and deoderant (hence the humid, 90 degree weather). I also bought a new iPod for the trip. My belated birthday present from my dad. I'm back home now and I'm finally going to resume packing.
Before I leave, I heard a story about three 20-something surfer brothers, friends of ours, who just had a very unfortunate experience in Costa Rica, only a few minutes away from where I will be staying. They were walking along the beach at night with a couple girls, when four banditos robbed them at knifepoint. They survived, but I overheard that the girl, did not. I do not know how she passed, if it was of shock or she was shot, that I did not catch, all I know is that my mom told me half of this story as a lesson. I have to be extremely cautious while I'm down there. I'm a blonde, attractive, gringo who looks like she has money... i.e. I'm a target, and I need to be smart and safe to stay out of trouble.
Anyways, tata for now.
Olivia
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