my friends, katie and chris, had, respectively, their dad and uncle come visit this past week so we all took a little "vacation" to the beach town of nosara which is kind of towards the northern/central pacific coast. it was a special treat because both of our visitors rented cars which meant we weren't stuck on those smelly, sweaty public buses for 6 hours. instead, we got to drive in cars, stopping when we were hungry and needed to go the bathroom and other luxurious things that sometimes we take for granted! after a few wrong turns and getting lost in the dark dirt roads of the beach towns, we made it to our little home away from home for 5 days---the gilded iguana! i'm pretty sure we had the best deal in town, staying in one of the "suites" that has a main room with a double bed, 2 twin beds, a sink and mini-fridge, a bathroom, and a second room with a queen size bed. it's so perfect and so spacious so we all weren't completely on top of each other being in the room. the hotel has a really nice pool area with an outdoor bar plus a restaurant thats open all day with really good (and cheap!) food. as if the whole scene couldn't be more perfect, you walk approximately 3 minutes and you're on the beach. i was in absolute heaven :) the beach is really beautiful and really cool---it was weird because out of all the beaches i've visited here, it is the one that reminds me most of new england beaches with beach grass and the dunes and pathways in the sand...it's also a huge surf spot so there are always hundreds of surfers in the water at all times of the day. i was ambitious enough to go running a few mornings on the beach and even then at 7am, the water was already packed with surfers. the other thing that's cool about nosara is that (unlike some of the other beaches here) the sun actually sets over the ocean so "sunset surfing" is also really popular. for those of us nonsurfers, it was usually the perfect time to bring a few imperials to the beach and enjoy them while watching the sun set and the last of the day's surfing. our time in nosara was perfect though---we didn't really do a whole lot but i was completely content with that. we spent our days going back and forth from the beach to the pool....lots of relaxing, lots of laughs, and a really awesome time with some great friends.
this whole experience has really gone above and beyond my expectations---i don't really know exactly what i had in mind but i didn't think that i would get so emotinally connected to the volunteer projects and i didn't think that i would become so close with other volunteers either. it's really cool to have shared this experience with people from all over the world. i can't put into words what a different feeling it is....i have some really great people in my life, (you all know who you are and i love you with all my heart) but the friendships i made here are just so unique....we have only known each other for less than 3 months but there is something about being here on our own and all sharing similar experiences that have made us instantly connect and it is truly amazing and something that i will always remember and hold close to my heart.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Some moves our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding
with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile,
leave footprints on our hearts
and we are never, ever the same.
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