Are you all getting
excited? I’m going to be back in the States in a week and a half! If you want
the exact number of days, I’m sure you could ask my mother. Last time I talked
to her, she said we were at 17.
Getting ready to leave
my new home has been bittersweet. Before arriving in Heredia, I wasn’t ready to
go back to the States. I knew that Costa Rica still had a little bit more in
store for me. But now, I think I am ready to get back to my beloved cold and
snowy Iowa, where I will spend Christmas with my English-speaking loved ones.
Here in Heredia, I’ve
been doing more of the same. Waking up at 5. Stumbling my way through the mud
to work. Working. Stumbling my way through the mud to my house. Lunch. Resting
(usually one of the highlights of the day). And then doing one of the
following:
A.
Helping my
mom with cooking, cleaning, etc.
B.
Playing
with my little neighbor kids, who also happen to be my nieces and nephews.
C.
Writing
one of several papers that are due before I leave.
D.
Walking to
the “pulpería,” which is as close to a grocery store as we get up here. It’s
about a 15-minute walk with Costa Ricans. Six minutes if it’s just my friend,
Jen, and me…walking at United States pace.
My host parents and I
have grown very close. My dad and I are always poking fun at one another, and
my mom and I bond through housework. I am so thankful that my Spanish has
gotten to the point where my family and I don’t have to waste time
understanding one another, and we can move beyond that into deeper, funnier, and
more energized conversations.
I’m not going to tell
you any more, because I need to save some things to share when I’m with you all
in person soon.
This is my last blog
post. To those of you who are still reading, thanks for sticking with me. Last
time I checked, I was over 1500 views on here. So if you take into account the
1000 from my parents, that still means you all are checking on me often. I
appreciate you taking interest in what I’ve been doing this semester. Hopefully
in the next month and a half, I will see you at Christmas, or at a gathering of
high school friends, or at Northwestern. And if not, I hope to talk to you
soon. Love and miss you all! Pura Vida.
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