We met him downtown and then traveled together on a bus to his house. When we arrived, his mother and sister were standing outside. They were very sweet and welcomed us into their house. Caleb showed us around and then we hung out in Caleb’s room practicing Spanish, playing guitar, and chatting.
This is Caleb’s room.
Caleb works for Coca Cola, and wait for it…. Makes about 260,000 colones a month ($500 US dollars)! He takes 2 buses each day to get to work (each bus takes an average of 15-30 minutes depending on traffic). He is currently saving up to purchase his own house and eventually get married. He has dreams to visit the USA someday but it is difficult to get visas to visit the USA. He is an excellent guitarist and plays 5 nights a week at the church and on Sunday mornings. He has a girlfriend named Jerlyn.
The house itself is around 1000 sq ft. It has 2 stories and is not complete yet. Caleb said a house like this is worth about 20,000,000 colones (roughly $36363 US dollars). It wasn’t even until 2004 that they built the second floor. Caleb, 24 years old, has 4 siblings. 2 of which live outside the house. Living in the house are Caleb’s parents, his younger brother-20 years old, his older sister 32, and her son of 12 years (the father left when she got pregnant and they have not heard of him since).
Here is a picture from upstairs. The house is not completed yet and literally has an opening in the roof/wall above the kitchen!
We had a delicious spaghetti meal! They had some delicious homemade chili that I enjoyed! After dinner, Caleb gave us some of his Spanish music. Then we bordered the bus and headed home.
This is Caleb and Krystle in front of his house!
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