Not too much has been happening that is worth any note. I was talking with Sarah today and it is interesting that after being here for this long, it's actually kind of boring here. I mean, there are the usual things to do, but this is a small town and I think we are all beginning to realize that. As Sarah put it so eloquently, "we have gone past the two week I'm-on-a-really-nice-vacation stage to the we-just-live-in-a-nice-place stage." And even though at times it is boring, I just keep telling myself that if I were in the States, I would be working around 60 hours a week in addition to taking summer school classes and basically wanting to kill myself because I have so much work.
So in the end, it's just so much better that this is probably the last time in my life (until retirement, which is so far away i can't even fathom it) that I will get to be this lazy for an extended period of time. Ahhh.... the life of a college student. :)
A few things that are worth noting: the surf competition we watched today on the beach was awesome! We even got hooked up with free food because the judges happened to sit down right next to us. Sweet! It was pretty cool. We saw this 14 year old girl just rip up the waves on her short board, which was quite a sight. I, on the other hand, have turned into an African-American from all the sun here. I don't even try to be out in the sun that much (and yes, Dad, I AM wearing sunscreen), but I suppose the real Mexican in me is coming out. So from now on, I will make it a point to limit my time in the sun, so as to not come back to the states looking like I changed ethnicities.
Despite being a little bored here, I have one month left, and I am going to make the best of it in paradise. I am studying a lot, which is fabulous. I am taking two online classes, American Foreign Policy, which I absolutely adore (yes, I am a political science dork), and a Geography class to fulfill required credits, which is more interesting than I give it credit for. I study almost every day and am doing really well in my PoliSci class, with a 93% average on my exams. I have not turned in my work yet for geography, but expect that I will do well. Since I have to send in my assignments through the mail, and the mail system in Costa Rica is all but non-existant, I am sending her 5 units worth at a time, which Sarah will take back with her to the States. She leaves on the 12th, and I am sad, but at the same time, excited for her to start a new adventure studying in Buenos Aires for the Fall.
Our friend Miguel, who is working with our friend Gabrielle, is leaving on Wednesday to return to the United States before he leaves for Spain, so we are all a little sad that our summer is quickly coming to a close. But Miguel and I have definite plans to meet up in Spain in the fall. He will be studying in Madrid while I will be on the Mediterranean in Alicante. Our plans include meeting up in Barcelona to spend lots of time shopping. Sounds perfect, right? So excited.
So in a couple of weeks, it will be just me and Gabrielle, living out the daily grind in Costa Rica, with Sarah in Buenos Aires and Miguel in Spain, and our trips home fast approaching. I can't believe I have already been here for a month and a half! It went by a lot quicker than I had anticipated it would. What I have come to realize is that the older I get, the faster time goes by, and no matter how hard to try to cling to a moment, it will eventually slip away. So you must enjoy it while it's there, make the most of it, and take pictures! So you never forget. I am definitely never going to forget the summer I spent living in Costa Rica... See you all in a month!