Well, as I looked over the next few weeks in my planner to
sum up what I was up to the last few weeks in November into December, I really
couldn’t lie. Most of it was spent at
the beach….
In brief, I headed up to a gorgeous beach near Nicaragua for
a “Festival de las Tortugas” which was meant to raise environmental
awareness. I actually worked for moooost
of the following week before calling it an early weekend on Thursday after
school and heading to Tamarindo to hang with a friend whose family was
visiting. Staying in a resort with AC
and eating good food is NEVER something to be passed up. I may have fit in another beach day before
heading back to work the following week ;) but back to work I did go, even
fitting in heading to some of my schools where kids are coming to my JumpStart
camp to do pre-interviews. But by
Thursday it was again time to head out of site because it was THANKSGIVING!
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| Haley & I in Tamarindo with her parents, eating like kings! (or like we were in America...) |
We were lucky enough to be invited to spend the holiday with
families of the US Embassy. I was
staying with 3 friends and the family was nice enough to pick us up from
downtown San Jose before heading out to their gorgeous apartment. It honestly felt like walking back into
America with COUCHES, wifi, hot showers, comfy beds, and amazing food. You could smell the turkey cooking as soon as
we walked in, and my mouth was literally watering in anticipation. Over dinner, we went around the table to say
what we were thankful for and it wasn’t difficult to think of my answer. On a day I normally would have been so upset
to not be in the states with friends and family, it was an amazing feeling to
be taken in by basically strangers and made to feel right at home. I will be forever grateful to them for making
my first Thanksgiving away from home as amazing as it could have been. The night continued with delicious deserts,
impressive cocktails, and lots of Rock Band.
The leftovers the next day for lunch tasted even better…
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| Eric ready to eat like he'll never see food again. Well, he won't actually see food like this until he COSes... |
The following weekend was back to Tamarindo to meet up with
a friend who had a friend visiting before getting back to work for the first
week of December. I may have fit in one
more beach day before the packing for HOME commenced and helping prepare for
the 6th grade graduation was in full swing.
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| Back to Tamarindo... |
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| One of my coteachers with our school banner |
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| The 6th grade class with the directora |
