day 10: conspiracy theory

where does my costa rican family get their money from? i've never seen anyone work yet they seem to be doing really well, especially up to costa rican standards. they own a tv, a washer, a dryer (really rare), eat meat at least twice a week, buy cokes, etc yet nobody works. either they get money from the government, are in the cota rican mafia or are getting paid way to much by cpi. cpi, my school, pays the host families for allowing us to live there but i didn't think it would be enough to sustain a family of 6 forever but maybe i'm wrong.

also, a couple days ago i met roy the father of the 2 oldest boys. this house doesn't have any men in it, just the 12 and 14 (soon to be 15) year olds. i'm not too sure about how the story goes but i think roy and elena had 2 kids yet were never married. anyways, he came to pick up andres to take him on a trip for his birthday and ended up hanging out for about an hour, talking, and laughing with the mom (the one he had 2 kids with) and the grandma. i just thought it was rally strange because i can't imagine too many other estranged couples hanging out and enjoying themselves.

and finally, costa rica is filled with families without fathers. it's really kind've sad but not much unlike the states.