First off, I´m still alive. I´m sure none of you are surprised to find that I lost track of time, procrastinated, was lazy, (insert additional excuse here) and haven´t gotten around to writing an update until almost 2 weeks into my trip. Lo siento! (translation for you gringos out there: ¨I´m sorry¨).
My time in Costa Rica has been amazing so far. The days all seem to blend together and have been flying by, but I´ve been enjoying every moment. Since my memory is terribly, I´ll describe my day today, as it´s been about the same over the past 2 weeks. Woke up around 8am (without an alarm!) yoga class on the 2nd floor open-air hammock room from 9-10:30am, beach from 11-12:30, reading/napping in the hammocks until 2pm when my one hour one-on-one spanish class begins at the hostel across the road, hanging out with friends at the hostel in the afternoon and now on the computer writing this for all of you! A bunch of us watch the sunset nightly at the beach with wine, cheese and bread, toasting to the end of a great day, then we head out to one of the many amazing restaurants in Santa Teresa and usually end the night hanging out with drinks around the hostel and inevitably, someone graces us with some musical talent. The past few nights I´ve been truly amazed by the music people have played/sung. Remniscent of my struggles writing my strenths/passions for my college entry letters, 7 years later, I find myself still trying to come up with some talent that I have to add to the group. So far, I´ve found that I´m a great audience, so that´s something!
I tried surfing last week and loved it! After being on the brink of death last week (I was sick for 3 days) I´m finally ready to try it again. Some of you may have seen some photos Corey and Hillary posted on facebook and all I have to say is that the waves look MUCH smaller in the pictures. I assure you that what appears to be mere inches of whitewash that I´m standing in on my surfboard is in fact a moster 10 foot wave. At least if felt like that!
Ok, that´s all I have to say for now. Please keep e-mailing me, I love to hear from all of you!
