(upbeat urban music)
- Alright, good morning everyone.
The Tico time is about 7:45 in the morning.
One cool fact about Costa Rica
is that the sun comes up at 5:45 every day.
Because if you're used to Daylight Savings
it doesn't really happen here.
Another good fact is that Costa Ricans
call themselves Ticos or Ticas.
They don't actually call each other Costa Ricans
so it's a good thing to know if you're coming to visit.
It's a busy morning on a week day.
This is my ride to school.
And here we have the park, just up my street.
The city or town that I'm in, Barva is known for its arts.
Everything in this park, is done by a local.
I think that's just so amazing.
So, there are times when you wanna get to school early.
Today is one of those days, but we don't start 'til 10:30
so I'm going to take you on a little tour
of the block that the school's on.
This is just one of the side streets,
not super busy because it's not a main street.
I do find that there's lots of traffic here
and lots of people walking.
A lot of things that are common is that
there are shops in the house.
And you see a shop and then a house,
and then a house and then another shop.
Yeah.
The street that the school is actually on
has a lot of shops.
Fruit stands on either side.
And like I said, it's pretty busy.
(truck brakes hissing)
Gets pretty loud too.
Alright, as I said earlier, we like to get here early.
(laughs)
Tyler's one of those half hour walkers to school.
How was that?
- It's hot. (Tierra laughs)
It's hot, but it's awesome.
- [Tierra] Yeah, it gets pretty warm.
- [Tyler] Yeah.
(funky music)
- So every day at noon we eat lunch outside
because we like to have class outside.
They're stoked about it. (laughing)
- No. - We're a very small class.
What is your name and where are you from?
- My name is Tyler and I'm from Toronto, Canada.
- [Tierra] Wow, that's a really long way.
- Yeah.
- [Tierra] What's different about there from here?
- Everything, the weather for one.
Oh, the people here, Ticos, Ticas, they're all so friendly.
Everybody is so willing to speak with you
and they are patient with our broken Spanish
which we all appreciate.
- [Tierra] What's your name, where you from?
- Hi, my name is Madeline and I'm from Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Tierra] Right on, what do you like here about Costa Rica?
- I love Costa Rica, especially the beaches
and the weather, and the people.
- [Tierra] Maddie, where do you wanna go after this?
- I wanna go to Playa Negra,
it's a little surf town on the Caribbean coast.
- [Tierra] Ooh, beautiful, the Caribbean.
- Yep.
- [Tierra] You're adventurous.
- Thank you.
- Another good thing to know is that
it always rains here in the afternoon.
(loud rain falling)
But, it really doesn't make a difference
we're gonna work anyways.
(laughing)
(rain falling)
So, it's currently raining as we leave.
(horn honking) (chuckles)
It's smart to bring an umbrella.
- [Tyler] Surprise surprise.
- He's smart, he brought an umbrella, I did not.
- [Tyler] You can share my umbrella with me.
- This is our walk home from school.
Like I said, a bunch of shops.
Everyone rides a bike here or runs.
They're so active, it's cool.
So, Barva's actually so beautiful
as you get a view of the mountains.
(engine revving)
And the rain doesn't bother anyone, right? (chuckles)
Okay, so I made it home, I survived the rain.
It really wasn't that bad.
When I come home, some things I like to do,
I like to open my window because after the rain
it feels good, it's much cooler,
and look at all this green, it's so.
After I come home from class
I have about a couple hours left with the sun out
so I like to get some course work done
and some lesson planning done.
As I said this morning, the sun rises at 5:45
in the morning and it sets at 6:00 p.m.
If there was something in my videos today
that you have a question about or Costa Rica or myself
don't hesitate to send me a message.
I will try my best to answer as well as I can for you.
Alright, the sun is currently going down
so thank you for watching my Instagram Takeover.
And from my new home to wherever you are,
Ciao and Pura Vida!
(upbeat urban music)