11 Days to Go!

   Only 11 more days until we take off for Costa Rica! I can't wait to be immersed in the culture. I have traveled to Central America before when I went to Guatemala in 2008 and I am interested to compare the two. Guatemala was an amazing trip, but I wasn't fully immersed like I will be in Costa Rica. I am excited to stay with a home stay family. We received information on our families yesterday and I think it is going to be an amazing experience. Both of my families have young kids between the ages of 5 and 13, so it will be interesting to see the family dynamic and what a typical day in their lives is like. 
   Understandably though, I am a little nervous. My Spanish is a little rusty, but I know it will improve the longer I am there. I have never traveled to Costa Rica before and so I am anxious about the cultural differences we will encounter, but at the same time that is what I am most excited about. I know that no matter what, this trip will be unforgettable and I will learn so much from being there.  

Pura Vida!