Why I Created This Blog

¡Hola, Bienvenidos a todos!

I am in my fourth year of school majoring in Education and Spanish. I'm from Minnesota and am about to embark on a life changing experience, immersing myself in the language, culture, and pura vida of Costa Rica!

My ultimate goal of going to Costa Rica is to become fluent in speaking Spanish. But along the way, I am going to be visiting a very close friend from high school, experiencing Costa Rican Independence Day and Christmas, traveling to three countries and living on the beach. Oh, and I am taking classes in a university in the capital city, but it goes without debate, most of my learning will be experienced when I am not in a classroom but around the friendly Ticos (name Costa Rican's call themselves) and being out on adventures.

If you're reading this, I miss you, so do your best to let me know what you're up to! And I'll do my best filling you in on my adventures :)

Questions on My Mind..Before The Trip

I was inspired by my roommate Dana who studied abroad the semester before me in Ecuador. As I'm sure it is true for many who are about to study abroad, Dana could relate to me when I told her of all of the things I was feelings- a lot of nerves and doubts and worries, but also a whole of excitement too! What Dana did was write down every single question she had about her impending trip and by the end of her trip she was able to go back and answer every question. And none of the questions turned out as bad as they once seemed. With that, here is my list of questions (in no particular order...and some may be silly now, but were genuine concerns I had at one point) I had on my mind...BEFORE my trip :)


  1. Will my books be expensive?
  2. Will I have no regrets?
  3. Will I work out and stay in shape? yoga?
  4. Will I have a problem with traveling out of the country every 90 days?
  5. Did I pack too much? Are my clothes too formal?
  6. Will my dad visit? Mom? Any other family members?
  7. Will Tammy be able to come with on any trips?
  8. Will I be able to go back to NPH Guatemala?
  9. Will anyone take dance/cooking classes with me?
  10. Will I get along with my host family? Housemates?
  11. Will I come home in Dec? Jan?
  12. Will I go to Nicaragua? Panama? Somewhere else?
  13. Will I budget my money wisely?
  14. Will having three housemates be a bad number? (Someone's always left out in odd #s)
  15. Will I keep in touch with friends from home?
  16. Will I get all the classes I need?
  17. Will school be overwhelming? A lot of homework?
  18. Will I regret not packing my softball glove? Wen?
  19. Will I feel spoiled bringing that  much with me?
  20. Is somebody going to make fun of my luggage? 
  21. Will they like my gifts? The wild rice?
  22. Will I find an internship? Volunteer Opportunity?
  23. How quickly will Spanish come to me?
  24. Will I be able to thank Tammy's family appropriately? (because of lack of spanish)
  25. Will I be homesick? How soon? For how long? Will I cry? 
  26. Will I learn my way around quickly?
  27. Will Tammy's family be welcoming? Will I take over their space?
  28. What will I do with my days when Tammy has to work? (before I started school in San José)
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