Goals

This bimestrial has passed so fast. I liked it a lot.
I think that the blogg is the best way to do homework, I’d never seen a practical way to be in contact with classmates and the teacher, through this blog you can read your classmates opinion and so the teacher, the most interesting part is that you don’t have to use papers.
Taking about the class my favourite part was warm-up activities they always include contests, songs or games. I liked role-play activities in which we acted, they were so funny.
My favourite topic was food, talk about it and when we created our restaurant poster, is very nice observe people’s creativity and thoughts.
I liked less when we talked about places and its story this topic was boring.
I think that my class work was good because I paid attention every moment; also I participate during the activities done.
I think I did a good job; I tried to do my best when we worked in groups and individually. I learned a lot but I wanted to improve my knowledge about phrasal verbs I really have problems with that so I think that a little bit more of this topic would help me more.

Unreal Sentences

1. Last Saturday I was sick. If I had been in class last Saturday, I would have fewer difficulties doing the homework.

2. There’re a lot of floods around the world. If people had taken care about planet, the weather wouldn’t be doing that kind of damages.

3. San Jose-Caldera Street is still closed. If they had done a strong street, they wouldn't be in trouble now.

4. In Alajuela more than 1.404 cars had been stolen. If people were more cautious, they wouldn’t lose their cars.

5. Chile’s rescue tunnel is already done. If this tunnel wasn’t done, miners would be trapped more time or they would die.

6. Miners trapped in Chile will have an ipod, money, one trip to Grecia and to Real Madrid as a gift after their nightmare. If miners weren’t trapped in the cave, they wouldn’t have any gift.

7. Last month San Juan de San Ramón was affected by a flood. If people had constructed theirs houses far away of a river, they would safe their home.

8. Rain has stop during this week. If rain had been falling, more people would be affected.

9. People from Zaragoza-Palmares are happy because the celebrations there already stared. If there were no celebrations, people wouldn’t be as happy as now.

10. Zaragoza’s parties stared last Friday. If it had rained an hour ago, Zaragoza’s tope would be ruined.

Liberia

Liberia-Guanacaste-Costa Rica.

Liberia is located in Guanacaste, it is called “The capital of Guanacaste”.
Once considered little more than a dusty cattle town, Liberia is now a hub for the many travelers that are coming to the beautiful Guanacaste area. Liberia was founded in 1769 and is known as the “white city” for its whitewashed adobe houses with the terra cotta tiled roofs. Many charming colonial-era homes can still be found in the city- many with the charming architectural details unique to the area, including the puertas del sol-which are the double doors- one on each side of a corner- designed to catch the sun in the morning and afternoon.
Previously, the sunny capital of Guana¬caste served as a transportation hub connecting the capital with both borders, as well as the standard bearer of Costa Rica’s sabanero culture. Even today, a large part of the greater Liberia area is involved in ranching operations, and still much enamored of Clint Eastwood movies, cowboy hats and machetes. However, as more and more gringos are stumbling off their international flights and seeking out the nearest cerveza in broken Spanish, Guanacastecos are starting to realize how lucrative the tourism industry can be.
These days, the public schools in Liberia have expanded the number of English courses on offer, private clinics catering to moneyed foreigners are popping up all over, and some folks are even looking into renovating the 150-year-old downtown with a full facelift and expanded pedestrian mall. But, like most tourism projects in Costa Rica, development is a double-edged sword, and the nearby Papagayo Project is no exception.
Liberia has long been a base for visiting the nearby volcanoes, national parks and beaches, though the multinational corporations who’ve already invested heavily in the project have other ideas.
Liberia has grown considerably since the Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport opened in December of 2002. The airport saves many visitors almost half a day of travel and has saved many travelers many hours driving from San Jose.
Finally, Liberia is finding a balance between its past as the capital of Costa Rica’s “Old West” and its future- as the jumping off point for many visitors to the area.

If you want to visit Liberia you can do it by bus or by car.

Bus
Buses arrive and depart Terminal Liberia (Av 7 btwn Calles 12 & 14) and Terminal Pullmitan (Av 5 btwn Calles 10 & 12). Routes, fares, journey times and departures are as follows:
Cañas US$1, 1½ hours, departs Terminal Liberia 5:45am, 1:30pm, 4:30pm and 5:10pm. It’s quicker to jump off the San José–bound bus in Cañas.
La Cruz/Peñas Blancas US$1.25, 1½ to two hours, departs Pullmitan 5:30am, 8:30am, 9am, 11am, noon, 2pm, 4:45pm and 8pm.
Managua, Nicaragua US$10, five hours, departs Pullmitan 8:30am, 9:30am and 1pm (buy tickets one day in advance).
Nicoya, via Filadelfia & Santa Cruz (Alfaro Buses) US$1.25, two hours, hourly from 4am to 8pm.
Playa del Coco US$0.75, one hour, departs Pullmitan 5:30am, 8am, 9am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.
Playa Hermosa, Playa Panamá (Tralapa) US$0.75, 1¼ hours, departs Terminal Liberia 7:30am, 11:30am, 3:30pm, 5:30pm and 7pm.
Playa Tamarindo US$1.25, two hours, departs Terminal Liberia 5:15am, 7am, 10:15am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm and 6pm.
Puntarenas US$1.40, 3 hours, seven services from 5am to 3:30pm. It’s quicker to jump off the San José–bound bus in Puntarenas.
San José US$5, four hours, departs Pullmitan hourly 6am to 7pm.

http://www.liberiacostaricainfo.com/BusScheduleLiberiaCostaRica.html

Car
Liberia lies on the Interamericana, 234km north of San José and 77km south of the Nicaraguan border post of Peñas Blancas. Hwy 21, the main artery of the Península de Nicoya, begins in Liberia and heads southwest. A dirt road, passable to all cars in dry season (4WD is preferable), leads 25km from Barrio la Victoria to the Santa María entrance of Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja; the gravel road to the Las Pailas entrance begins from the Interamericana 5km north of Liberia (passable to regular cars, but 4WD is recommended).

La Peña Bar and Restaurant

La Peña Bar and Restaurant.

I have been there just few times, but it was the best experience I had talking about restaurants.
This great restaurant is surrounded by a nice garden, this bar and restaurant takes the traditional Costa Rican cuisine one step beyond with its preparation and presentation.You can enjoy all these delicious dishes on a brick terrace outdoors ina fresh setting.
This is a bar and restaurant that offers traditional food for very reasonableprices. Dishes include fried plantains, beans, chicken, beef and variousrice based recipes. I ate fried plantains and I really recommend this dish, it is delicious!
There are also a number of vegetarian options, mostly involving eggs.
From the windows of the restaurant, you can enjoya pleasant view. The atmosphere is very relaxed and it is easy to spend a few hours over a coffee here.
On Friday nights there are Cantares performs. Also, I went there one Sunday and a wonderful buffet is offered, with a wide selection of dishes, so you can try a little of everything.
It is collated in Santa Ana, 8 blocks to Cruz Roja.