Last night, Melissa Emily and I bought tickets to see a play at the Teatro Nacional. We were going to go to a nearby beach for the day, but we got e-mails from the U.S. embassy asking us to stay in San José for the day due to tsunami warnings on the Pacific coast. In the morning, I was skyping my family and got to see and hear a clip of U.S. news on the events in Japan. However, it was extremely intersting to watch it all from a Costa Rican perspective. It makes a lot of the Costa Ricans nervous because this country is subject to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and possible tsunamis. This was the second tsunami warning we have had since I arrived. The other one was not as well publicized, and this was the first time I received a message from the embassy.
The national theatre was gorgeous, located right in the center of downtown San José. There were street concerts going on all around, and it was cool to see all of the Ticos dressed up to go to the theatre. We bought cheaper tickets in the gallery, but the show was still incredible. It was called Llorena, which means the crying woman. It was centered around a Costa Rican folktale that is frequently told here. However, there are many different versions of the story, and the play/ballet did not clear up any questions in my mind. In Spanish class I learned that the woman was too busy having an affair with another man, and her children drowned in a river. Now she stays by the river and cries all night long. The Costa Rican folk music was spectacular and all of the dances were beautiful.
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