Favorite Update!

Current Favorite Song Lyric:

I'm miles from where you are,
I'll lay down on the cold ground
and I, I pray that something picks me up,
and sets me down in your warm arms.

Still Here!

I'm in Costa Rica. I'm in class five days a week from 8 AM-12 PM. It's tons of fun, let me tell you. I feel like I've already learned everything in our class, so it's really easy. I probably won't get credit for it, which is frustrating, but my conversational Spanish is getting lots better. I've been doing a wonderful job of walking up to people I don't know and starting conversations. I did that Thursday night and Friday night. Thursday we meet some Ticos at Castro's and on Friday I meet some students from the University of South Carolina. I danced like crazy with this guy Kevin...fun!!

Yesterday at 7:30 in the morning, we went on a canopy tour of the Monteverde Cloud Forest. It was incredible!! We went zip-lining through the canopy and on a tarzan swing! Talk about leaving your stomach behind! Everything here is so green, I'm always amazed. This morning we hiked a little bit through the rainforest and decided it would be a good idea to cross a not-so-sturdy bridge, but everyone is still alive and doing well. Outside of the fact that it is raining outside and we're soaked!

Anyway, I guess Winter Term off-campus stuff is open again. I'm sort of annoyed, well not annoyed, just a little bit irked I guess. The two programs I applied to are now open *rolls eyes*. I'll apply again and see how it goes. I'm thinking that I'll only apply to the El Salvador trip since the Bank of Mom and Dad would be willing to pay for it because it involves Spanish and my major and this weird thing called "service." I'm pretty sure they wouldn't be as excited to front the cost of me going to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. I've decided if I don't get into the El Salvador trip, I think I'll go to France over Christmas break and Winter Term. In the meantime I guess I'm going to try to live one day at a time and work really hard to not kill or severely maim everyone else in my ISA group.

I have really cool video footage of a zip-line and some pretty cool pictures that I hope to put up tomorrow depending on how long it takes to upload them.

I miss everyone a lot and I really love being here, but at the same time, I can't wait to come home!

Yay!

In Costa Rica!! Im using a world keyboard and I have no idea where the apostraphe is! Anyway, Im speaking Spanish...Im terrible at it, but thats ok. People seem to understand what Im trying to say.

Lots of Love!

"One of These Mornings"

I finally slept last night! And I got all packed yesterday!!

I have most of my Costa Rica stuff packed. I have to finish my carry on and throw some shirts (half-sleeve polos!!!) into my suitcase.

I've been really stressed and nervous lately. This whole Spanish thing is starting to scare me. I don't speak Spanish! Or at least I haven't for about 3 years.

I can't find a cell phone I like, so I'm stuck with the BlackJack. I just about flipped out at the Cingular/AT&T people today because I'm pretty sure they're incompetent. As a side note: the iPhone is cool, but not cool enough to buy for $499.

I have to go get some paperwork together and finalize all my packing! And figure out what I'm going to wear! And make a To Do List for tomorrow morning.

I'm going to miss everyone so much!!

"You see the smile that's on my mouth..."

"...Is hiding the words that don't come out."

Quick update because I'm tired and I want to go to bed...and yet, I don't want to go to sleep. It's an odd feeling.

1. I'm cold
2. Weekend was really good
3. Laptop is a piece of shit...will bitch Dell out this week
4. Want Mac. Period.
5. Happily N'Ever After = bad movie. I felt like I was watching a video game.
6. Packing all stuff
7. Going to Costa Rica, could be out of touch for a month, should review Orientation Guide thing.
8. Night.