los estados unidos

Regresaré a los estados unidos hoy. Tengo un mil emociones. No quiero salir este país, porque me encanta muchísimo, pero estoy emocionada a ver todas mi familia y amigos. Gracias por todo, fue un gran experiencia, y nunca olvidaré la gente y mi tiempo en Costa Rica. Regresaré para viajar mas y ayudar los niños y el eco finca. Con amor.


Well, I am heading home today. I have a million emotions running through me right now, I am excited to come back to the states and see everyone, but I will miss my life here. I feel like I really experienced the culture here, I can say I lived here, among the people, for 2 months. I will miss my familia tico and all the people I met. We became close to our Spanish teachers, and the other workers at the school. Everyone is so friendly, and wants us to write them and come back and visit again.

Yesterday in class we talked about reverse culture shock, the feelings about coming back to the states. The lifestyle here is so laid back, and pura vida (pure life) is their moto. If there is a conflict or a problem, they just say pura vida. The friendliness and everything is amazing and I will miss it, but I am excited to come back to the organization of the states. Where roads have names and houses have addresses and the streets go in a logical order and not in a maze. Also, I plan on eating fresh vegetables and no rice or beans for a while :)

Overall the experience was incredible, and I could not have asked for more. I successfully have immersed myself in the culture, and have grown as a person because of it. I can communicate with any Spanish speaker (not prettily, but we get by) and feel confident in my ability to travel the country alone. Costa Rica is amazing, the people, the sights, the life. I have a new found passion for life coming here, and I encourage you all to make it to CR some time. You will not be disappointed, and I can show you more pictures to prove it!

See you all back in the STATES soon!! Sorry if my English is bad for a while, or if I slip into Spanish randomly :)