Saturday, April 6, 2013

ISA Farewell dinner at Tiquicia



Farewell dinner at Tiquicia in Escazu .

Escazu must be the LA of Costa Rica or something lol Its super fabulous and high end.


Isa took us to a beautiful restaurant , that offered the most beautiful view of the cities night lights. No camera can capture the amazing view ... but i tried any ways. lol




Left my mark

Every one that has stayed in our host home has to make a personal page in the family scrap book and leave their hand print on the wall in the back yard. It was my turn to leave my mark , and I have been so honored and blessed to have ended up in the host home I was assigned. I never felt like a stranger, always as a part of the family. For some one who doesn't come from a big family, that meant the world to me. Saying my good bye's this morning left a little whole in my heart but all the great memories out weighs all that.

 

My contribution to the Heise- Barquero Scrap book <3



The time has come



3 months, 3 countries, 31 blog posts, 7 friendship bracelets, 100 mosquito bites, & endless adventures  and smiles& laughs later... Im heading back home . Im really trying to come with terms with the fact that these are my last moments here. And im literally chocking back tears as Im writing this , i didn't mean for this to be soo difficult. But when you learn to love , its so much harder to leave. I can't really explain what experienced these past 3 months here....

I have met so many beautiful people , and developed so many friendships that I wouldn't have otherwise in Boston. I branched out and discovered things that I didn't think possible.

And had the opportunity to see things from a different angle. As I depart this place, not a new person but a new spirit I hope that the Pura Vida mentality sticks with me for ever and always.

 I said one too many goodbyes, but in reality they are "see you later" for real though !  I am never going to stop my love for travel , my love for new experiences and my love for adventure. I truly believe study abroad is something that every one should endeavor.

 It opens so many doors, forces you  to leave your comfort zone. There is a large chance that I will NEVER see the people I met here ever again, but that is alright. We have lived for the moment and embraced all that Costa Rica has had to offer us.

I am a disaster of emotions , and I only have a few hours of sleep until I start my laugh- crying disaster once again.


The happiness I have discovered in Costa Rica has been irreplaceable and I hope to reconvene with it once again in the near future <3




Pura Vida - Tuanis - Que Chiva Mae ! 




Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Things I will & will not miss about Costa Rica

On the last day of intercultural communications class we all went around and made a list of the things we will and will not miss from Costa Rica .. (this is when I got my phone taken away because I was too busy looking things up on my Air bnb App lol )


Anyhow, I figured Id share my list with you all, instead of writing my 8 page paper 

Things I will miss: 
  • Fresco de Cas, Maracuya & Guanabana
  • Golden Monkey Beer !  
  • Lizano sauce 
  • Fresh Mangos 
  • Soda Granitico
  • Barbudos
  • Chifrijo
  • BATIDOS
  • exploring san jose by foot 
  • Musmanni market 
  • Trits ice cream 
  • My little fan in my room with the radio 
  • Tica Fam & Grandparents 
  • Thursdays at El chainis & profes 
  • Adventures on the bus to the beach 
  • "Oh , your spanish is good"// " Habla muy bien el espanol usted"
  • "Que chiva , Que torta,Mae !"

Things I won't miss 
  • The shower situation 
  • Ants .. everywhere , all the time 
  • ATM charges
  • Converting money at high security banks 
  • getting hounded by Taxi drivers 
  • eating 24/7 just because 
  • The central market 
  • down town san jose 
  •  being the "translator" 
  • bathing in bug spray 
  • mosquito bites 
  • my stupid black purse ... (I gave it away to Dona Mercedes)


Pura Vida