Into Marvelous Light

I have been out of San José for a little over two weeks now, and my heart longs to go back. Don't worry, an update on what I've been doing for the final part of my adventure is still coming. But for now, I'm going to show you my city and my people here. Because I want you to fall in love with them as much as I have. Ready? Awesome. [[Side note: my laptop charger did this cute thing a couple nights ago where it decided to spark out and not work. So all updates hereafter will come from my cell phone. Apologies in advance for any technological glitches/uber-short posts. It's really hard to gauge from such a tiny lil screen.]] Okay. City Life. Kaldi is a coffee shop about a 15-minute walk from where I had classes for the first two and a half months of the adventure. I think I've posted about it before, but I spent so much time there I figured it deserved another appearance. It was perfect for doing homework, skyping, or just taking a break from the rest of the

Ya regreso. I’m back. And I’m sorry. On the really off chance that you read this thing religiously, I have been mala gente. [[a bad person]] The thing about life here is that is goes so fast. I spent two weeks in Nicaragua/wandering Costa Rica for fall break, and then I came back, blinked, and realized three more weeks had passed me by. Allow me to summarize just a tad [[this is where I get really long-winded so buckle up, folks]] :: **For pictures from my whole Costa Rica experience, wait til I get home and then head on over to Facebook. There will be an album full of things I never posted. :) ** Nicaragua Okay, was Nicaragua really over a month ago? What have I been doing with my life? Quick overview of the lovely country they call Nicaragua: I packed two weeks of my life into one backpack. So my initial feelings toward Nicaragua were... hesitant at best. The heat in Nicaragua, my friends, is stifling. I re-wore articles of clothing