Life's a voyage that's homeward bound...

So it has been FOREVER since I last posted...well...about a month.  But sheesh, has it been a full month.   I have re-WFR-ed, been to New York, travelled to  Costa Rica, met AMAZING new friends, and GOTTEN A JOB!!  Indeed...after months of searching, I believe I've found a calling! 

I'm taking the job at SOAR, in Balsam, NC!  So I am headed home!!!  It should be great...one part Admin, another part teaching (in an outdoor setting), and a little spicy adventuring on top.  Very nice!  I finally got all of my offers together...pro-ed and con-ed them, and made a decision.  Yaay.

I went on a trip to Costa Rica with SOAR!  We had a great group of 6 kids (John, Chuck, Anders, James, Elliott, and Charlie), and 5 leaders (Jon, Carly, Logan, Cate and myself).  Car and I went as volunteers...last minute to say the least!

We flew into San Jose, and stayed the night at the Costa Rican Backpackers Hostel...very nice hostel!  Then we headed off to La Fortuna and Arenal.  We passed this church that had an amazing garden of Juniper bushes trimmed up as tunnels and mazes!  We stayed in La Fortuna for a couple of days...checkin out the rainforest!  Then we headed off to Manuel Antonio and Quepos for a little beach time...and on the way, we met up with "a few" of the MASSIVE Crocs!  (and NOT the colorful shoe kind!).

Remind me not to swim there!

We spent a lot of time just hangin out at the beach...which was really nice, since the last time I was AT the beach was after my senior year of high school...I've been close, and in beach towns, but I haven't had a good beach day since then!  

Cate, me, and Car on the beach at Manuel Antonio.

The beach was BEAUTIFUL!  (And we took LOTS of pictures of these kids...just TOO cute!).

Our last night, we went out to a FABOO restaurant near the beach.  It overlooked the ocean, and would have been lovely sans kids...but they were pretty good that night.

Me and Car with the beach and sunset behind us! 

(Check out the sunburn!!)

Mmmm...fruity drinks!  Moi and Logan...lookin like we're about to fall asleep!

So It's off to Balsam for me!  If anyone is going to be in the area, look me up!  I'm a 9-5-er now, so I'll be around evenings!!  Come on up/down and visit!!!