Bocaj to save the day!

Today was a very packed day, and to think it is still not over. To start we got all dressed up (well some of us) and went to visit the Central market. I decided to venture off for two seconds and turned around then everyone was gone! I found them very quickly but Lizzie was a different story. We all decided to go into the McDonald's (Confirmed Fernando's love) to use the restroom, and once everyone was finished we left. Well we thought everyone was finished, we got about 2 miles away then realized we lost Elizabeth, she handled it very well, I think Fernando was freaking out more then she was. He bought her a pastry to calm his nerves. 

Once we found Lizzie it was time to go to the Congress of Costa Rica, when we arrived they had to turn away some of us because we were not dressed properly. We were actually able to meet a potential president of Costa Rica in the future, he spoke with us about his party CAP and how they cooperate with the other parties. In Costa Rica at the moment they have a eight party political system. 

When we finished at the Congress, we went to lunch and took a tour of a souvenir shop/souvenir factory. The factory was really neat, we were able to see the employees at work and saw a laser engraving machine. After the souvenir factory we ventured to a bubblegum factory! All my childhood dreams/memories came true in a matter of seconds. We were able to watch the production from raw to finished product, at the end of our tour we actually received a free bag of what they produced. 

Finally at the end of our day, we received a lecture on medical tourism in Costa Rica. We compared the cost of living between the US and Costa Rica and explained how they are able to offer the same dental care and better service for almost half of the cost! Actually most insurance companies now in the US if asked will pay for you to do a Costa Rica medical visit with no deductible and they are happy to do it. How? Why? Because it all comes down to the Cost of living, in Costa Rica everyone involved in operation is actually doing the same job that someone in the US would but they are being payed less. Because the cost of living is less in Costa Rica the cost of doing business is also less.

To infinity and beyond.