Fashion.

.Since returning to Michigan, I have been very cold. Today it is 54°F in Petoskey, MI. In Costa Rica it's 80 degrees plus 84% relative humidity. Perhaps you can sympathize with my struggle to adjust. So I've walking around dressed a little something like this....

Who knows. Maybe I'll avoid frostbite and even make  fashion statement.

Culture shock.

I've been in the United States since Tuesday. It's been really hard to adjust so far. I'm having what is called "culture shock." Here is a list of a few things that have been making me trip out.
11. Cold weather-- very very cold weather
10. I can use my cell phone again-- and text.
9. How awesome Starbucks is.
8. When placing an order at a restaurant or coffee shop.... what language do I order in?
7. Multicolored Autumn leaves.
6. Country Music--yuck.
5. Hunting season is coming?
4. Liquid laundry detergent
3. Cable television.
2. Pumping gas at the station.
1. Remind me again where I'm supposed to put the toilet paper? 

Slideshow.

Part of my "homework" for my debrief time in Mexico was to make a slideshow of my time spent in Costa Rica. Enjoy!

Leaving.

I haven't updated my blog in quite sometime. I haven't felt like writing much lately. You see, I leave Costa Rica on Saturday and I'm not sure if I can think of much more than that. And I'd rather not think about it. But the approach of my departure is immanent and I regret to say that I started packing tonight. The only consolation I can find at the moment in jamming out to The Beatles on Youtube. Although I feel incapable of expressing my feelings-- the "bitter-sweetness" of leaving (oh how I hate that cliche)-- I will tell you the "plan" so you know what to expect and when. I will refer to it as "the plan" because I'm not sure if I'm ready to accept it. Saturday morning I leave Costa Rica-- the place that's been my home for the last several months. I will have to leave Jaco in the middle of the night Saturday in order to make it to San Jose for my 6:55 am flight. I will be traveling with Lisa who has been my side kick and friend since January. We arrive in San Diego, CA at 8:32 pm. We will be picked up and then drive across the border into Mexico. Did I mention I hate traveling? I will be spending ten days in Mexico visiting my friends, debriefing my time in Costa Rica with my school, picking up my things that I left there, and saying goodbye. On September 20th, I fly from San Diego to Detroit, Michigan. A few days later I plan on returning to my home town Petoskey. And that my friends is the plan for my departure from Costa Rica and my return to the Great Lake State. This is going to be a super hard time for me and please continue to pray for me. See you all soon.