HOLA from Costa Rica!
Pura Vida is the perfect way to describe this country. It is so easy going and laid back, friendly and just lovable. I can see why so many tourists love this place. The first week Tyler and I were here we did a little tour of San Jose, mostly it´s just a typical city. We walked around and found an adorable pink school, and all sorts of crazy hustle and bustle traffic. The next morning we headed straight to the beach on the carribean side. We enjoyed relaxing so much over there that we decided to make the most of his short time away and hang out there for a week. During the week we spent time surfing, biking, and visiting a jaguar rescue center. We didn´t see any jaguars there but got to play with baby monkeys, see an anteater, owls, snakes, red eyed frogs, sloths, and toucans! It was really awesome. The people there were so sweet and so much fun. Tyler got to learn how to climb a coconut tree and use a machete to get to the stuff out of the coconut! For Tyler´s last day we headed to Poaz volcano outside of San Jose. We were really lucky and were able to see the clouds clear and see the crater and then also the side lake. We had a bit of an adventure getting there and took the wrong bus which only brought us halfway there but we made it!
The next leg of my trip I headed up to Arenal, which is another volcano and the town of La Fortuna. There I did another crater lake hike and visited a waterfall and hot springs where only locals go. Being around people who speak spanish fluently is so helpful to get to know the insider tips and talking with ticos. Unfortunately we got absolutely poured on at the waterfalls and everything was wet. including my camera and phone! Luckily they are both still functioning but i´m a little worried about my phone going on the fritz! We had to walk back in the pouring rain, but it was kind of fun.. one of those moments where you cannot control it but just have to soak it in, and enjoy the experience. After we got back to our hostel... the nicest hostel i have ever stayed in during my travels... we decided to continue the wetness and hop right into the pool with a swim up bar and have a drink.
Next, my friend and I headed onto Monteverde.. where unfortunately it has only rained on us! We booked bungee jumping.... ahhhh. Definitely the scariest moment of my life and in their instructions about jumping they tell you not to hesitate because it will only get worse and worse... I did fine and just went for it.. I was pretty sad because the company doesn´t let you take pictures... but i told my friend to try and sneak at least some soo we have one of me sitting on the cart where we jumped off of and then another one when the cart returned to land. The jump was 150m or 450 feet I believe. I think the free fall time was about 4 seconds... My body was in absolute shock but then after I reached the bottom and bounced back it was super fun. Bucket list... check!
I´m not quite sure what i´ll be up to next because I´m having problems with both of my ATM cards being read by the machines here in Monteverde. I´m praying that it is just the machines here but if not i´ll have to settle somewhere and am looking for places to volunteer, probably back in puerto viejo since I have a few connections there now and really enjoyed that environment. Fingers crossed that is resolved tomorrow!
That is my trip so far!! To follow my pictures, check out these two links, I try to update them everyday so in case anything happens to my cameras they are backed up online! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/66lm0kd28givdnq/AADN4t9OCPIGqJmGChcklCIVa?dl=0
http://opa.cig2.usa.canon.com/s/album/BmTAxaCs2rN
Rewinding back to the few weeks before I left.. they were an absolute whirlwind but filled with so much fun, laughter, and love with my best Korean soju sisters. We had the time of our lives in Vegas, enjoying the nightlife and daylife at pool parties and then we headed to Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and back to Scottsdale for some hanging out. We had so much fun together and i´m so lucky that Sunny got to visit. After that I had a quick three day turn around before I flew out to see miss Nichole again in Florida. We had such a perfect visit. While she was at school I planned more for my trip. Every day we hit up the most beautiful beach and enjoyed swimming and nights out together. So lucky to have a friend like her in my life! The picture reminded me... I chopped all my hair off! It´s on it´s way to Children With Hair Loss to help kiddos with different hair related problems get a wig for free!
That´s all for now folks, as always i´ll do my best to update often!
Much love and pura vida!!
Pura Vida is the perfect way to describe this country. It is so easy going and laid back, friendly and just lovable. I can see why so many tourists love this place. The first week Tyler and I were here we did a little tour of San Jose, mostly it´s just a typical city. We walked around and found an adorable pink school, and all sorts of crazy hustle and bustle traffic. The next morning we headed straight to the beach on the carribean side. We enjoyed relaxing so much over there that we decided to make the most of his short time away and hang out there for a week. During the week we spent time surfing, biking, and visiting a jaguar rescue center. We didn´t see any jaguars there but got to play with baby monkeys, see an anteater, owls, snakes, red eyed frogs, sloths, and toucans! It was really awesome. The people there were so sweet and so much fun. Tyler got to learn how to climb a coconut tree and use a machete to get to the stuff out of the coconut! For Tyler´s last day we headed to Poaz volcano outside of San Jose. We were really lucky and were able to see the clouds clear and see the crater and then also the side lake. We had a bit of an adventure getting there and took the wrong bus which only brought us halfway there but we made it!
The next leg of my trip I headed up to Arenal, which is another volcano and the town of La Fortuna. There I did another crater lake hike and visited a waterfall and hot springs where only locals go. Being around people who speak spanish fluently is so helpful to get to know the insider tips and talking with ticos. Unfortunately we got absolutely poured on at the waterfalls and everything was wet. including my camera and phone! Luckily they are both still functioning but i´m a little worried about my phone going on the fritz! We had to walk back in the pouring rain, but it was kind of fun.. one of those moments where you cannot control it but just have to soak it in, and enjoy the experience. After we got back to our hostel... the nicest hostel i have ever stayed in during my travels... we decided to continue the wetness and hop right into the pool with a swim up bar and have a drink.
Next, my friend and I headed onto Monteverde.. where unfortunately it has only rained on us! We booked bungee jumping.... ahhhh. Definitely the scariest moment of my life and in their instructions about jumping they tell you not to hesitate because it will only get worse and worse... I did fine and just went for it.. I was pretty sad because the company doesn´t let you take pictures... but i told my friend to try and sneak at least some soo we have one of me sitting on the cart where we jumped off of and then another one when the cart returned to land. The jump was 150m or 450 feet I believe. I think the free fall time was about 4 seconds... My body was in absolute shock but then after I reached the bottom and bounced back it was super fun. Bucket list... check!
I´m not quite sure what i´ll be up to next because I´m having problems with both of my ATM cards being read by the machines here in Monteverde. I´m praying that it is just the machines here but if not i´ll have to settle somewhere and am looking for places to volunteer, probably back in puerto viejo since I have a few connections there now and really enjoyed that environment. Fingers crossed that is resolved tomorrow!
That is my trip so far!! To follow my pictures, check out these two links, I try to update them everyday so in case anything happens to my cameras they are backed up online! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/66lm0kd28givdnq/AADN4t9OCPIGqJmGChcklCIVa?dl=0
http://opa.cig2.usa.canon.com/s/album/BmTAxaCs2rN
Rewinding back to the few weeks before I left.. they were an absolute whirlwind but filled with so much fun, laughter, and love with my best Korean soju sisters. We had the time of our lives in Vegas, enjoying the nightlife and daylife at pool parties and then we headed to Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon, Sedona, and back to Scottsdale for some hanging out. We had so much fun together and i´m so lucky that Sunny got to visit. After that I had a quick three day turn around before I flew out to see miss Nichole again in Florida. We had such a perfect visit. While she was at school I planned more for my trip. Every day we hit up the most beautiful beach and enjoyed swimming and nights out together. So lucky to have a friend like her in my life! The picture reminded me... I chopped all my hair off! It´s on it´s way to Children With Hair Loss to help kiddos with different hair related problems get a wig for free!
That´s all for now folks, as always i´ll do my best to update often!
Much love and pura vida!!
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