Veritas University

Costa Rica has a literacy rate of 95% making it one of the most literate countries in the world. In recent years, the demand for higher education has exceeded the institutions availability, which has paved the way for new and better schools. Between the wonderful education system and the many opportunities for students to perfect their Spanish, it is a very popular place for Americans to study abroad. In the 2008-2009 academic school year, it was the tenth most popular destination for Americans studying overseas. Over 6,000 students chose to study abroad there.

My Host University , is called Veritas.

I'll be living literally 2 minutes from there so getting to school wont be a hassle ! I'ts a pleasant little place, it will be replacing EC for a few months. I cant wait to pick my classes ! 

My stupid little Nokia-boxphone-rental should be on its way real soon so i can receive calls while abroad.

Today is 05 DAYS! until i leave! 

Pura Vida

Pura Vida
 literally means Pura = pure and vida = life, but "Pure life" in Spanish would be "Vida pura" instead,
 so the real meaning is closer to "plenty of life", "full of life", "this is living!", "going great", "real living", "Awesome!" or "cool!". It can be used both as a greeting or a farewell, 
universally known in Costa Rica and it has been used by many Costa Ricans : A fun little collection of info thanks to google searches and Wikipedia. 

So I figured I'd get a head start to this whole blogging thing right before I head out for my trip abroad.My hearts racing right about now, with a massive mix of emotions, i won't even try to list them all because i may overwhelm you all. 

but first and foremost I am super excited to get back into blogging, I've kinda abandoned it...i realized i'm much more of a photographic collector, so theres a good chance ill be throwing up more photos then detailed posts but we'll see when the time comes. 

As of today its 6 days until I leave for Costa Rica 
I wish I could use iphone emojis on this thing ! lol it'd be so much easier to explain ,, well just about everything. 

Packing has been a nightmare, two suitcases... and my life for 3 months in a foreign country o.O you can imagine the hassle. I need to figure out what matters most and just follow my instincts. 

I will be staying in the Capital, San jose , right smack dab in the middle.. the closest beach is an hour & half away. Goodness gracious !

Well I guess i'll post something the day i leave , while i'm at the airport or something ? maybe once i land ? 


Ps. I wish that my computer would automatically correct "i"s to "I" 's ughhh