Walmart

          

We made it!!! :)

          At this point, many of you are probably thinking that I should just give up on ever making it to Walmart. Well, sometimes I can be a determined girl and I really just wanted to see what Walmart looked like here. So, on Monday afternoon the 5 of us girls set out once again in hopes of actually finding it. They say the third time is the charm so I was optimistic. We took the 20 minute walk to the bus station and climbed on a bus. This time, Nicki made sure to ask the bus driver if we were going to pass by Walmart because we were not going to make the same mistake for the third time in a row. The bus driver confirmed we would pass by so the five of us paid the fare and stood towards the front of the bus because it was packed. After literally being on the bus for 20 seconds Fin and Liz were calling my name because they could not understand what the bus driver was saying. I made my way to the front of the bus only to discover that the bus driver was trying to tell them that we would not actually drive by Walmart. We had no choice but to get off the bus and figure out a different plan.

            Once we got off, frustration really set in. How did the bus driver not know that we were going to pass by Walmart? Why was he so confused? Or did he actually know exactly what was going on and was trying to rip us off? Well, it was time to cut our losses and stay positive about the situation. The girls were trying to figure out which bus would actually lead to Walmart when I decided that I was going to walk regardless of if they came with me or not. I decided that the only way I was going to make it to Walmart was on foot. The girls decided to join me and every 10 minutes or so I would ask a random person on the street if we were going in the correct direction. Every person confirmed we were indeed heading towards the right way; however, they all looked at us like we were crazy. People kept telling us “Se falta muchisimo,” which basically means we had a long way to go. One woman even tried telling us that we were still 2 to 3 kilometers away-we were well aware of this fact; what this lady didn’t realize is that no matter what bus we would try getting on it would not lead us to Walmart.

The stray dog that lead us to Walmart

            After walking for 10 minutes or so we soon discovered that the majority of our hike would be via a highway. What a sight we must have been-five American girls with their umbrellas walking along the side of the road. Oh, and not to mention a stray dog found us and decided to join us on our trek. We left our house around 3 P.M. and finally arrived at Walmart around 4:25 P.M. The Walmart in Costa Rica looks very similar to the ones in America; the main difference is that all the signs are in Spanish. We made our way throughout the entire store before deciding it was time to head home in order to make dinner. Although it wasn’t the most amazing thing in the world, I am glad we finally made it to Walmart!

It basically looks the same as Americas' Walmarts