(If anyone happens to be interested in my European experiences, I have them documented on http://www.abcabroad.blogspot.com/ -- it is a bit "scholastic" as I was writing to the board who had given me the grant, but still good pics/info if you or anyone are are planning a trip :) )So, one year and 4 countries later, I am ready to add another to the list - Costa Rica! I am currently writing from Boston, and if there is time will hopefully post a short something on this trip, but as I plan for my Central America adventure while still enjoying my adventure up north I am overcome with a sense of gratitude for these opportunities to travel.
The Plan (In short): This trip has been a long time coming, and it looks like the time is nearly here! On Monday, my little sister and I will be flying to Miami, where we will spend the night in the airport before our final flight to San Jose, Costa Rica. We will participate in a Language study program, and live together in the same homestay. After having studied with other students, backpacked with strangers who became friends, and cooked in hippie hostels alongside the craziest vagabonds....I am more excited to travel and study with my sister than I have been for any other adventure. One month, and 6 credits later, our mom and grandmother will be joining us to travel around for 10 days. We will be visiting some of the more famous spots like Monteverde cloud forest, Arenal, and more...and as I will have recently turned 21 I am looking forward to fruity drinks by the hot springs with all 3 generations. I am so lucky to have an adventerous family, and perhaps even more lucky that they trust me becasue when that part of the trip is over, all 3 fly home. I will then join up with a student I met in my Paris adventure over winter break, and we will pursue our passions for Biology and sustainable farming by WWOOFING down the coast (look it up!). Basically, we will be trading room and board for labor on a variety of farms from chocolate harvesting to dairy and self-composting toilet systems. And if you know me at all, you can just imagine how excited I am to be trekking through the less-discovered parts of Costa Rica, playing with livestock and food while mingling with farmers and yoga masters.
I will try to keep the blog as current as possible, and cannot wait for these adventures to start - wish me luck! And if anyone has any travel tips/experience in Costa Rica feel free to shoot me an e-mail :)
