OK, I know that some of my travels seem kind of "fishy", but someone has to chaperon these students on these international trips......so why not me. I actually gave up my spot to someone else, but then one of the other original leaders got engaged and the wedding date was the day we came home, so I was back in the picture.
I wish I could say that we did some humanitarian work like we did at the children's hospital in Mexico, but actually this trip was just for playing. We rode horses, did a zip line tour in the rain forest, we went to the beach, we did white water rafting, saw two volcano's (one that erupted at night when we were there), went kayaking, and went to more tourist shops than you could shake a stick at.
The kids were all well behaved and made the trip that much more enjoyable. My Spanish is still a wild concoction of Portuguese and Spanish, but hey, I can get where I want to go and ask for what I need and talk people down in price on things! I am set.
I was able to hook up with some friends of ours that live in San Jose and I went out to dinner with them and got caught up on old times. I had a fantastic trip and have realized that after two trips to Costa Rica, it is probably farewell forever!
My buddy here at PHS has already begun to plan our next trip in two years.........Madrid! and on this one we have vowed not to go alone, our wives deserve to go with us this time.
