It has been awhile since my last post, my final days in Fortuna passed rather uneventfully. I decided to just stay in the house and ride it out, and I didn't talk to the family after the Cooper saga until the last day. LuLU wanted me to tell OTEC that I had a good time there and that they should send the next set of volunteers to stay at here house. I haven't been asked by OTEC about what living was like there, but I don't think I would tell them to send people to the house again. The family was nice and provided what I needed to get by in Fortuna, but I know from Luke's experience that a good host family can be alot more interactive than mine was.
The last week traveling with Andy has been a blast, it has been nice to be at the beach almost everyday for the past week, and moving every few days has let me see a different Costa Rica then the one I was accustomed to in La Fortuna. After a week of reflection beach side maybe my memory isn't as replete with grievances as it was when I first left La Fortuna. This last week has shown me that the hospitality I recieved from the Police Officers is abundant throughout, every time we stop and I speak with someone, be it at a restaurant, or a store, or for directions they are more then happy to help and just chat. It really is the "pure life" here and if anyone thought that these three months would give me my "Central America fix", Im sorry to say that it has only made my desire to come back stronger (sorry mom).
Its too bad that the program that I signed up for wasnt really a program at all, but I am the type of person who can adapt and make the most of it. It is too bad that the family I got stuck with wasn't interested in really "hosting" me, but all of the other people who I met in Fortuna and helped me get to know Costa Rica made it worth it. I think I also accomplished my goal of improving my Spanish, everyone I have tried to talk to in the past week has understood me and I even caught my self trying to explain something to Andy in Spanish last night and I had to tell my brain to translate it into English. I dont know too much else I can write about, I am sure I had many more adventures here than I wrote about in the blog, but that will give me something to talk about when I get back. Its strange to be heading home in less then 48 hours but it sure will be nice to see all of my friends and family again. for the last time, Pura Vida
