Hello All-
So for my last day in Costa Rica I went Bungee jumping! It was so much fun! I wasn't really scared until I jumped off, because I was just free falling, but it was great!
After that I went to San Jose, the main city in Costa Rica, to buy gifts for my parents and brothers.
I just spent the later half of my day hanging out with my sisters. It was the perfect ending to my time in Costa Rica!
The night before my mom made me a special dinner. It was awesome because the table was really nicely set and everyone was there. She started saying nice things about me and she started to cry. Then her daughters started to cry, and of course, so did I! It was very sweet of her to do that for me!
Oh yeah, I have to tell you guys about my flight back! First of all, I left my house at 4:15 in the morning for the airport. My flight didn't didn't leave until 9:40, but I went early to split the cost of the taxi with a classmate. I finally got on the airplane, but there was a really long delay! The pilot said that there was something wrong with the engine, then with some screen. We finally left, but I didn't have a lot of time to catch my next flight! I had to recheck my bags and the lady was convinced that I wasn't going to make it. I told her to let me try! I ran throughout the entire airport to catch my flight! Unfortunately, I made it, but my luggage didn't! They sent it to me this morning!
Ok, well that is the end! I hope you enjoyed my blog...and look out for my next one! I am going to Jamaica!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Calling all Taylor Lautner fans!
Of course I would be out of the country when the new Twilight movie came out! Fortunately, I could see it here! The only difference is that it came out a week later here, and there were spanish subtitles, but who cares!
So, if you know me, you know I am in love with Taylor Lautner. For anyone who likes that sort of look in a guy, they need to come to Costa Rica, there are a lot of "Taylor Lautners" floating around! It is awesome!
Now on to other things...
It is coming to the end of my stay here. Tomorrow is my last day of school! It is crazy to think that I have been here for 5 weeks. My host mom made all of my favorite things for dinner today! She even made me my favorite pinapple drink!
Although I wish that I had more time, I am excited to go home as well.
I will miss it here, but I want to see my family!
I have started a list of all of the things that I am going to miss and things that I am not going to miss in my head, I will let you guys know what I think tomorrow.
Also, it looks like I am going to go Bungee jumping on Friday! That will be the last thing I do here in Costa Rica! Way to go out with a bang right!!! : )
until tomorrow!
So, if you know me, you know I am in love with Taylor Lautner. For anyone who likes that sort of look in a guy, they need to come to Costa Rica, there are a lot of "Taylor Lautners" floating around! It is awesome!
Now on to other things...
It is coming to the end of my stay here. Tomorrow is my last day of school! It is crazy to think that I have been here for 5 weeks. My host mom made all of my favorite things for dinner today! She even made me my favorite pinapple drink!
Although I wish that I had more time, I am excited to go home as well.
I will miss it here, but I want to see my family!
I have started a list of all of the things that I am going to miss and things that I am not going to miss in my head, I will let you guys know what I think tomorrow.
Also, it looks like I am going to go Bungee jumping on Friday! That will be the last thing I do here in Costa Rica! Way to go out with a bang right!!! : )
until tomorrow!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Puerto Viejo!
Hello all!
I am now on my last week here! : (
I went to Puerto Viejo, which is a beach on the Caribean side! Most everyone in my program came! It was pretty funny because we all came with different groups, but we would run into each other when we were walking around the town.
So this beach town was different from the rest. This place was all about Bob Marley! You could hear Regae music all over the place and there were a lot of people wearing dreads and Jamaican colors.
Ok, so there are a few things I have to mention about my experience here!
1. I went to a Regae bar that was literally on the beach, it was so much fun! Really foggy sometimes, but cool!
2. I slept in a hammock my second night and it was awesome!! I really want to buy one, but I am still deciding if I should!
3. The ATM's didn't work, so at times it was a big pain!
4. I went on an adventure with 3 of my other friends. We rented bikes and rode to a beach that was about 9 miles away. Unfortunately, on the way back the tire of my friend's bike popped!! The two of us stayed behind 8 miles away from our hostel waiting for the other two people to find us a taxi! My friend Grace and I were on the side of the road in our bathing suits while tons of cars passed us including the police, ambulance and coast guard! We were all getting nervous because we had to catch our bus home at 4 and we left the beach kind of early, but the delay was setting us back. Finally a guy stopped, at the time we weren't sure if he was the person our friend sent, but it was! He took Grace and the bike back to the hostel while the rest of us rode back as fast as we could! We ate fast then took a taxi to the bus stop!
5. I am very tan right now!
6. Long busrides SUCK!
7. Snorkling wasn't going to happen for us! The current was just way too strong...
I think that is about it for now!
Hasta luego!
I am now on my last week here! : (
I went to Puerto Viejo, which is a beach on the Caribean side! Most everyone in my program came! It was pretty funny because we all came with different groups, but we would run into each other when we were walking around the town.
So this beach town was different from the rest. This place was all about Bob Marley! You could hear Regae music all over the place and there were a lot of people wearing dreads and Jamaican colors.
Ok, so there are a few things I have to mention about my experience here!
1. I went to a Regae bar that was literally on the beach, it was so much fun! Really foggy sometimes, but cool!
2. I slept in a hammock my second night and it was awesome!! I really want to buy one, but I am still deciding if I should!
3. The ATM's didn't work, so at times it was a big pain!
4. I went on an adventure with 3 of my other friends. We rented bikes and rode to a beach that was about 9 miles away. Unfortunately, on the way back the tire of my friend's bike popped!! The two of us stayed behind 8 miles away from our hostel waiting for the other two people to find us a taxi! My friend Grace and I were on the side of the road in our bathing suits while tons of cars passed us including the police, ambulance and coast guard! We were all getting nervous because we had to catch our bus home at 4 and we left the beach kind of early, but the delay was setting us back. Finally a guy stopped, at the time we weren't sure if he was the person our friend sent, but it was! He took Grace and the bike back to the hostel while the rest of us rode back as fast as we could! We ate fast then took a taxi to the bus stop!
5. I am very tan right now!
6. Long busrides SUCK!
7. Snorkling wasn't going to happen for us! The current was just way too strong...
I think that is about it for now!
Hasta luego!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Tamarindo!
Hello guys -
Before I tell you about how awesome my weekend was, I want to tell you that on my last busride home my camera got stollen! I lost all of my awesome pictures from this whole week and I am pretty bitter about it, but at least I can tell you about all of the good things that happened this weekend! I am not sure if I will buy another camera while I am here, the rumor is that it is pretty expensive! Oh well, things happen!
As for Tamarindo, I left Thursday afternoon and got there at around 10. In my group of friends we have someone who had been to this beach before so we knew exactly which hostel we were going to stay it. It was called "La oveja negra" ("The Black Sheep"). When we walked in it was awesome to see the different culture that exists there. There were tons of surfer guys walking around with their light hair and perfect bodies, as a girl, it was a pretty awesome sight. Later I found out that the majority of them were Argentinian. The place was really colorful and retro looking. It was cool, there was air conditioning, which is rare down here for the price we paid! That first night, some of us went to this Regae club. It was pretty fun, really hot because it was basicly outside, but fun!
The first full day we spent at the beach and walking around the town and going into all of the shops. I ended up buying a purse and and dress! The beach was awesome! It was very pretty and the waves weren't crazy. There also weren't any rocks, so it was a good beach for swimming. In Montezuma it was hard to swim there. That night we stayed in and cooked our own meal. It was cool because we all helped out in some way, it was also a way to save money and make some friends with the other guests at the hostel. While we were cooking, we talked to a guy who was making Mate, an Argentine tea, and another group of boys making homemade pizza. It was fun to swap food.
We didn't only meet Argentinians while we were here. We met a group of Brasilians as well. We actually ended up hanging out with them frequently. A few of us ended up renting surf boards for $10 and the Brasilian guys taught us how to surf! It was SO much fun! I definitely want to do it more often. It is cool to say that I learned how to surf in Costa Rica! We were out in the water for a really long time, and even though I had 85 spf on, I got a lot of sun! I am definitely a few shades darker! I also forgot to take off my wrist band from the club, so I have a really bad tan line from where the wrist band was! Oh well, it is fading slightly!
One cool thing about this town, and really about Costa Rica in general, is that the smoothies are cheap! They are not in short supply of fruit, so they are always fresh and wonderful tasting! I also learned that plums are expensive here, I found that kind of odd.
One thing I really like about Costa Rica is that I have been able to meet people from all over the world. Of course I have met a lot of people from different places in the touristy areas, but I now live with a student from Germany. She is very nice, she got here today and it is fun to talk to her because she tells me all about Germany and the places she has been, which is all over Europe! It is great! We also met someone from Austrailia and Israel. It is just fun! Also, even though this person lives in the United States, it is still cool that I know someone from Alaska now! She offered to travel around with me if I go up there, and I really hope I get the chance to do that someday! I have always wanted to go there!
Ok, that is all. We will see if I can get any pictures from this trip....as you know, my pictures were all lost from this week. It is too bad, I had some cool pictures with my surf board!
Until next time!
Before I tell you about how awesome my weekend was, I want to tell you that on my last busride home my camera got stollen! I lost all of my awesome pictures from this whole week and I am pretty bitter about it, but at least I can tell you about all of the good things that happened this weekend! I am not sure if I will buy another camera while I am here, the rumor is that it is pretty expensive! Oh well, things happen!
As for Tamarindo, I left Thursday afternoon and got there at around 10. In my group of friends we have someone who had been to this beach before so we knew exactly which hostel we were going to stay it. It was called "La oveja negra" ("The Black Sheep"). When we walked in it was awesome to see the different culture that exists there. There were tons of surfer guys walking around with their light hair and perfect bodies, as a girl, it was a pretty awesome sight. Later I found out that the majority of them were Argentinian. The place was really colorful and retro looking. It was cool, there was air conditioning, which is rare down here for the price we paid! That first night, some of us went to this Regae club. It was pretty fun, really hot because it was basicly outside, but fun!
The first full day we spent at the beach and walking around the town and going into all of the shops. I ended up buying a purse and and dress! The beach was awesome! It was very pretty and the waves weren't crazy. There also weren't any rocks, so it was a good beach for swimming. In Montezuma it was hard to swim there. That night we stayed in and cooked our own meal. It was cool because we all helped out in some way, it was also a way to save money and make some friends with the other guests at the hostel. While we were cooking, we talked to a guy who was making Mate, an Argentine tea, and another group of boys making homemade pizza. It was fun to swap food.
We didn't only meet Argentinians while we were here. We met a group of Brasilians as well. We actually ended up hanging out with them frequently. A few of us ended up renting surf boards for $10 and the Brasilian guys taught us how to surf! It was SO much fun! I definitely want to do it more often. It is cool to say that I learned how to surf in Costa Rica! We were out in the water for a really long time, and even though I had 85 spf on, I got a lot of sun! I am definitely a few shades darker! I also forgot to take off my wrist band from the club, so I have a really bad tan line from where the wrist band was! Oh well, it is fading slightly!
One cool thing about this town, and really about Costa Rica in general, is that the smoothies are cheap! They are not in short supply of fruit, so they are always fresh and wonderful tasting! I also learned that plums are expensive here, I found that kind of odd.
One thing I really like about Costa Rica is that I have been able to meet people from all over the world. Of course I have met a lot of people from different places in the touristy areas, but I now live with a student from Germany. She is very nice, she got here today and it is fun to talk to her because she tells me all about Germany and the places she has been, which is all over Europe! It is great! We also met someone from Austrailia and Israel. It is just fun! Also, even though this person lives in the United States, it is still cool that I know someone from Alaska now! She offered to travel around with me if I go up there, and I really hope I get the chance to do that someday! I have always wanted to go there!
Ok, that is all. We will see if I can get any pictures from this trip....as you know, my pictures were all lost from this week. It is too bad, I had some cool pictures with my surf board!
Until next time!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
And we danced the night away!
Ok, so I did it, I paid for the dance lessons. I had my first class yesterday and it was awesome! It was about two and a half hours long. We danced to all sorts of things. It turns out that I am pretty good at it! I picked it up quite quickly! I will show you guys my skills when I get back! I am glad I am doing it because I have always wanted to learn, also, it is a GREAT workout!
As for this weekend, I leave tomorrow!
We are going to Tamarino, which is a beach in the Guanacaste area. I am going with the same group of girls that I always go with! We figure we travel well together, so why mix it up! I will let you guys know how it was when I get back!
Until Sunday! Hasta Domingo!
As for this weekend, I leave tomorrow!
We are going to Tamarino, which is a beach in the Guanacaste area. I am going with the same group of girls that I always go with! We figure we travel well together, so why mix it up! I will let you guys know how it was when I get back!
Until Sunday! Hasta Domingo!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Volcano Arenal, ziplining and hot springs! Fun weekend!
Hello All!
This weekend I had a great time! Once again I went out with a group of my friends to see and experience what Costa Rica has to offer! The bus ride was long, but once we made it the fun soon began! We almost immediately went to the hot springs. I was quite surprised by what I experienced there. Honestly I thought that the hot springs would be more natural, but we went to a resort that had 25 pools of different temperatures. Don't get me wrong, it was beautiful, just different from what I had pictured in my head. We went back later that night as well. This place also had slides! They were so much fun! They also had a buffet style dinner for us! They treated us well!
After our first visit to the hot springs, we went on a tour to see Volcano Arenal. We were lucky because we got to see and hear the volcano explode. We also went on a hike through the forest and was taken to a waterfall! It was very pretty. The tour guide also showed us ways to survive in the forest. He taught us that termites taste like carrots, special leaves can be used as bug repelant and something else, but I can't remember right now!
The most memorable thing from this weekend though is definitely the ziplining!! There were 12 ziplines to go down and one Tarazan swing! I got some good videos of it, I would put it up, but it takes too long!
I am too tired to write more, but I will resume later!
Bye!
This weekend I had a great time! Once again I went out with a group of my friends to see and experience what Costa Rica has to offer! The bus ride was long, but once we made it the fun soon began! We almost immediately went to the hot springs. I was quite surprised by what I experienced there. Honestly I thought that the hot springs would be more natural, but we went to a resort that had 25 pools of different temperatures. Don't get me wrong, it was beautiful, just different from what I had pictured in my head. We went back later that night as well. This place also had slides! They were so much fun! They also had a buffet style dinner for us! They treated us well!
After our first visit to the hot springs, we went on a tour to see Volcano Arenal. We were lucky because we got to see and hear the volcano explode. We also went on a hike through the forest and was taken to a waterfall! It was very pretty. The tour guide also showed us ways to survive in the forest. He taught us that termites taste like carrots, special leaves can be used as bug repelant and something else, but I can't remember right now!
The most memorable thing from this weekend though is definitely the ziplining!! There were 12 ziplines to go down and one Tarazan swing! I got some good videos of it, I would put it up, but it takes too long!
I am too tired to write more, but I will resume later!
Bye!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
San Antonio de Escazu
Hello All!
So today I went on a day trip with my class to San Antonio de Escazu. First our bus dropped us off at a church while we waited for our tour guide to arrive! We hung out there for a while and we took pictures with the rock wall mural across the street. Our tour guide arrived, so we went to our first destination, which was to the house of this man who makes masks. It was pretty cool! He made them so that people could get into them and appear much taller, then you dance! It is funny looking, but so much fun!! After that, we walked down the street to the house of another man who makes traditional Trapiche, which is basicly a brick of sugar made from sugar cane. He used ox's to get the sugar water from the sugar cane. It was all pretty fun!
Also, I have the opportunity to learn Salsa, Merengue and Bachata for $20 a month! It is an awesome opportunity, I am pretty excited about it! For all of you who know my best friend Matt, I am totally going to make him dance with me!!
As for this weekend, the plans are made and I will be leaving tomorrow morning at 5am! We are planning on seeing Volcano Arenal, zipline through the forest, see hotsprings....and anything else we can think of!!
I will let you know Sunday how it all goes! Until then...Ten un buen dia!
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