…to update this blog! Seriously! Costa Rica was amazing. It was like I never left, but at the same time so much had changed in the 1.5 years since I studied abroad there. So much happened (like semi-jumping off a waterfall!) that I will have to discuss later (as I still have to do about [...]

It’s settled! I’m traveling back to Costa Rica in March of 2012!! Booked my flight last night, will be flying out on March 12 and spending 9 glorious, wonderful days in my favorite Central American country. I’m bringing two friends with me, girls who were originally planning on going to Mexico next month but decided [...]

First of all, today this blog turns two years old. Feels strangely like a long time, although in the realm of things it isn’t anymore. I’ve been blogging since I was 11 or 12, so overall my words have been floating around out there on the Internet for over 10 years. Wowzer. At any rate, [...]

Eff eff eff. It’s 3:22 in the morning, I’ve barely packed, my room’s a mess, and I’m slowly dying inside from lack of sleep. Once again, I am having a devil of a time trying to unpack and pack at the same time, for a trip abroad no less. Though I’ve got the essentials down, [...]

“Anak…please, don’t be tanga tanga!!” (Anak = child, tanga = dumb) Ah, the parting words of wisdom my mother offered me tonight on Skype. I’m set to leave tomorrow afternoon with my roommates for our spring break trip. The plan is to drive to St. Louis to meet with our friend, who lives in the [...]