Friday 10/24/08

Today we made our way back from Nicaragua. Apparently, semesters have a Fall Break (I’ve never had this break since SPU runs on quarters). Anyways, after our return trip from Nicaragua today we had a nice long break until Tuesday. Our professors gave us the option of jumping off the bus home from Nicaragua in the northern part of Costa Rica if we wanted to hit up the northwestern beaches of Nicaragua rather than heading all the way back to San Jose for Fall Break. A small group of girls and I decided to take the first option and spend our Fall Break lounging at the beach. Therefore, halfway through the bus ride from Nicaragua to San Jose, we jumped off in Liberia and caught a bus to Coco Beach. When we arrived at Coco Beach we found a cheap cabina ($6 a night, sort of like a hotel or hostel) and began to settle in for the weekend. We headed to a Soda (equivalent of a local restaurant) for lunch and simply enjoyed the thought that we were officially on vacation in one of the most beautiful parts of Costa Rica. We ran a few quick errands (transferring $, grocery shopping and an ice cream stop at Pops) and then made it down to the beach just in time to watch the beautiful sunset. I made quick phone call to Mami and Papi in San Jose letting them know I was back safely in Costa Rica and we called it an early night (since we were all still drained from our recent, intense and extreme experiences in Nicaragua).