T-minus (Part Deux)

Hey, all.

I´d like to start by apologizing for missing my post yesterday.

I´ve learned that in Costa Rica, there are two things that are not to be relied upon with any regularity. (Well, three, if you include my aforementioned bowel movements.)

They are:

1) The plumbing

2) The internet

Only one of these three things was working yesterday--the plumbing--so that´s why there was no post.

Now, on to the meat and potatoes:

I´ve been here for a full two weeks now, and when I left the United States I was nervous as hell. I had no idea what to expect, and I felt as though I was diving headfirst into a sea of unknowns. Now, with a bit of time under my belt, I´m confident (and delighted) to say that I´ve adjusted fairly well. (Truth be told, before I came to Costa Rica, there was a part of me that was worried I´d be itching for home.)

I´m not sure what the hell I was thinking. I do love all you guys back in the States, but I must say that returning home ASAP just isn´t an itch I´m yearning to scratch at the moment. My stay here in Coronado is coming to an end, but there´s still a whole lot more I´m excited to do.

With change, however, comes more preparation. I feel like I have a lot to accomplish this week before embarking on the next leg of my journey. And it all begins with, well, planning the next leg of my journey.

Part of what makes the next leg of my trip so exciting is the fact that I have no set plans, and no responsibilities. Here in Coronado, I have some structure, and along with that structure comes a safety net to fall back on--namely, the language school and my family. A lack of structure is also what will make the next part of my trip a bit scary, so I´d like to be somewhat prepared before I head off on my own.

Other than to throw together a makeshift itinerary, it´s a goal of mine to cram as much Spanish grammar and vocabulary into my head as possible in the next four days. I upped my class time this week--from 12 lessons to 18 lessons--in order to accomplish that. I figure that I´ll be well served to plough through as much grammar as I can while I´m here at the school (read: shove ten pounds of shit into a five pound bag), cross my fingers, and hope that it all sorts itself out over the next six weeks.

I guess I could have worse things to do this week than to plan a six week vacation and study a language for fun.

But, hey, what can I say? I´m a bit of a drama queen.

I enjoy making much ado about nothing.