These are a a few of my favorite things...

Because nothing notable has happened in these past few days (except that I finally heard Loba- the Spanish version of Shakira's She Wolf playing on my walk today) I shall mention a few notes about how my favorite things translate into Tican culture.

1. Sandwiches- Those of you who know me best know that I love few things more than a good sandwich. Obviously Zanottos tops the list, but there's no denying Subway's $5 footlong- that's a deal. Sandwiches are not as prevalent here, and when they are it's more like a chicken sandwich, cold cuts are not de moda (in style). Funny thing, sub sandwiches are called Sándwich Lápiz- pencil sandwich because of their length. There are Subways in San José, I plan to try one.
   
2. Chewing gum, chiclé. I love gum, pink gum, and I usually chew 2 pieces at a time because I like to blow big bubbles. But here's the thing, the pink gum down here isn't even pink! It's powdery white with a odd twist to the flavor. And what's more, one piece quickly to reduces to about the size of a pea.
3. Harry Potter, Harry Potter as the Ticans say. Everyone loves it here, we bond over discussing the Deathly Hallows, Las Reliquias de la Muerte. A good spanish blog about Potter is called Blogwarts.