Boys Will Be Boys

One things that I love about the culture here, but that has also been a bit of an adjustment is that latin american culture is very open and social.  Sometimes, in Costa Rica especially, this can be limited to family where your whole family lives close and you end up staying in those circles.  We've been so blessed with Costa Rican friends that have opened their hearts to us and loving us despite our "gringo-ness" and encouraging us in our attempts to adapt into the latin american culture.  Part of Josh's ministry here in Costa Rice is working as a volunteer coach for an American football team.  He not only has a huge passion for football in general, but finds that it is a great way of connecting with guys that are seeking leadership and a purpose in their lives.  Well, yesterday at about 5 p.m., one of the guys that plays football rides up to our house on a bicycle.  From this point on, whatever else we had on our plates that night went out the window, and it was so great.  It was so amazing to see that our home feels open to our Costa Rican friends and neighbors to stop by for a visit.  We invited him to stay for a dinner of breakfast burritos, which I'm sure was a totally "gringo" dinner for him.  We talked and laughed over dinner.  And, although we don't usually get any football games on our television, they happened to be showing the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech game.  You would've thought both of them had just won the lottery.  For hours, the boys just sat there, giving their own personal comments, advise to players and shouts of joy and disappointment.  All in Spanish!  Not only was I super impressed with Josh's Spanish and his ability to pick up slang/colloquial terms and sound really very "tico", but also that no matter what language you speak, when it comes to sports (whether american football or futball a.k.a. soccer here in latin america) boys will be boys.