Day 15...It keeps getting better!

So, I'm thinking I may use my last VS paycheck and try to stay longer. Things are really coming together down here. I got a teaching internship at a school around the corner. I'm going to volunteer for a few days next week. If that goes well... then who konws- I could be completely sold on the idea of staying a little longer. Wishful thinking of course- but I'm seriously considering it. I will go into more detail...

So today... Sunday the 19th. Fabulous day & I didnt even nap. I woke up this morning only to be completely upset by the fact that I couldnt eat breakfast at the hotel. It's been a week since I've had the Tico breakfast and I was really feeling it. Majorly. So I came upstairs and woke Laura up... Yes it's true- I was waking people up. Laura got up and we went into town to get breakfast. We went to El Sano Banano and I saw my boys. I had french toast with a banana Orange yogurt smoothie. It was unreal it was so good. While walking back to the hotel we ran into Robyn who was walking into town. She was going to get food to make everyone appetizers. SO cute. As she was walking away two tico's approached us and asked us for her English name- SO weird.

I gathered everyone to go to Rainsong the animal Refugee camp. It turned out to be Me, Jeanie, Robyn, Alicia and Kevin. We went to Cabuya and it was a pretty drive in the opposite direction- a way I had never been. We got there and it was a really remote area and kind of scary. We met Tarzan a three armed white face monkey who was just two cute for words. We saw iguanas and birds and turtles. Toucan's and Parrots and parakeets. We met "Kinky" the Kinkajou and I got to pet him. I got to hold "Antie" the ant eater. I wasn't supposed to hold him but he crawled up my arm on to my shoulder. He gave me Roxy kisses- it was cute and weird all at the same time. I met Mona the baby howler monkey who was smaller than Roxy and I got to pet her. She had half of her tail missing and therefore had no balance. She was a cutiepatutie. I was able to pet the porcupine but passed. The last thing I need to call and tell Ellen or Ginny at chop was that I speared myself with porcupine needles. haha funny though. SO then I got to meet a like cougar cat jauguar puma thing- it had just eaten a live chicken and had blood all over its mouth. I'm glad I missed the feeding. I met the Pig who was cute as anything. I met Pumba from Lion King. I can't remember what type of animal that it but I met him. I met Bambi and Rudy two white tailed deer and more birds. Oh and here's a funny story. So a man was walking by with a heard of goats but I was turned around petting the dog. All of a sudden I hear the tour guide go Oh SHIT and I turned around to see him pushing the goat away. It was trying to ram me with its horns. Needless to say- I am no longer a fan of goats. It was funny though cause I was completely oblivious.
It was kind of sad but nice that all of these volunteers were helping these animals. Two brothers came from LA to work at the refugee camp and were living in hammocks outside for two months. That is cool.

We came home from the camp and I was pooped. I hung out on the porch for a bit and then Erin was heading in to town. I decided to go with her to find Amanda to talk to her about teaching me poi. Erin met up with Edgar in town- he is one of the spanish teachers who has been incessantly stalking her. She decided to have a heart to heart with him. So I buggered off. I ran into Pablo. I arranged for him to come to the hotel because Chris had left in my possession a bunch of things for him. They were mostly shirts which makes no sense to me because I don't know if I've ever seen Pablo with a shirt on lol- even at the bar. Gosh I love it down here. So Chris- Pablo got his stuff and LOVED it! (I don't know if you are too cool to read my blog now that your back in LA but if you do comment me lol). I then went to the grocery store and got some pineapple and walked home when I couldnt find Amanda.

It was perfect timing because I came online to read Natalie's status- I GOT A PUPPY. OH dear god what had I missed. "Tux" the new shit szu in our life. He's a cutie but I'm a little worried. Natalie set up a live stream for me to see him and he is adorable but it's just crazyness. I couldn't even deal.

Robyn had made us the most beautiful spread of appetizers. She made homemade hummus and salsa with homemade tortilla's and Plaintains wrapped in tortilla. It was UNREAL it was so good. Like I almost died. I secretly ate most of it. We didn't invite the newbies at the school to join us. We then got ready for dinner and headed in to my fav italian place. I love it. The mum who runs it is absolutely adorable. I got the typical tagliatelle bolonegsia. It was too good for words. I was a bad girl and also had a coke. It was the last I will prob have for a really long while. Dinner was so fun because it was just the girls. It was Laura, Jeanie, Kylie, Lorrien, Robyn and I. We just gabbed and gabbed and gabbed and I had such a nice time. I even divvied up the tab all by myself. I was so proud.

After dinner- I wanted to see if I could go and find Amanda. On the way I stopped by a street vendor to look at some rings. I had really really wanted one so I popped by to see. I had been looking at this one a ton. it was an Earth stone and I just loved it. I think the guys name was Javier. Shoot I can't remember. So he talked me into buying two. It's so hard but my mom told me to not worry about getting anyone gifts because this trip is for me... but there were so many people that I was like OOH and Oh they would LOVE that. So I'm sorry I'm not bringing any one gifts home. HOWEVER_ I got myself two wicked rings. In the end it was 34,000.00 colognes. - Thats approx $65 american. They are beautiful and ten times cheaper than the stuff in the jewelry store. Chris you would be so proud- I bartered with him... with the flash light lol.
While talking with my new friend- I asked him about Ellie- one of the best poi performers in town. He speaks no english but it absolutely STUNNINGLY hot. He has dreads and is so tan and ripped and just hmmmmmmmmm. So Ellie said he would teach me. He originally charged me an outrageous price but- I once again bartered for the same price here at the school. I would take it here at the school but the classes are full. SO I went to the locals. THey are so cool. So Manana at one oclock. It's going to be a really long day for me. 9:30-11 Yoga (which I'm not even supposed to do because I'm supposed to go at 6:30 but I don't want to go at 6:30 because it is right after surfing and I will be pooped.) 1-2 Poi and then 3:15 to 6 Surfing. Should be a good week.
So after chatting with my new friend Ellie- I went to Moctezuma (the other bar) and found Erin and her new pretend Husband "Andreas". He's from La but thinks he's latin. Cute though. Erin and I mozied on over to Chicos and met up wit Amanda and her friends. She's going to talk to Jeremy (the director of the school) about doing a private poi class with erin and I. It would be nice because she speaks english but Ellie is hott! So we shall see. So we hung out with her and I met Ben. He teaches at a school in nearby Cobano. It's an English elementary school. I asked him if I could Volunteer and he said "Well funny you ask because our August Intern just dropped out." I was like OMFG... Ok well.... So I'm going for one day next week. If I love it- then I might see what I can do about becoming his new August Intern. Talk about Opportunities down here.
This place has opened my eyes to so many things about my future. My mom may call me a dreamer- but I just feel like with out this trip I would never have even thought about the things I want to do with my life in this regard. I want to become a teacher, I want to travel during my summers and be a yoga teacher. I want to make a difference. I've met people who have travelled the world and I want to do that. I want to back pack through Europe and Surf in Australia and Bali. I want to do yoga in India. I don't know what I want to do in Asia yet- but I'm working on it. The world is our playground and people forget it. We shouldn't live to work- we should work to live and play. Life is short and I don't ever want to forget that.
When I turned 21 I was miserable because I felt like I had missed out on so many opportunities and was old and my life was going no where. Well SUper Kristen is 30 and the coolest person I know. Erin is a single mom with two little kids and wants to move down here with her kids to work on recycling in third world countries. She wants her kids to be bilingual and is probably one of the most inspiring people ever. I'm just getting started and I'm not going to let people bring me down anymore.
This epiphany couldn't have come at a better time because two years ago... I wanted to get married and just be with my special somebody. I was so excited to finish school and get our house and cottage and just live. I realized those were great dreams- but there is so much more I can do. Tomorrow is not a significant day in my life anymore. It was a great day from my past. A part of me wishes I could have integrated the old dreams with the new me... but something tells me thats why I needed that change in my life. I was being held back from my potential. It wasn't anyone's fault but my own- but I needed to have some self revelations to figure out what I needed. I needed to grow and as much as I hurt and as much as I hated hurting *- I truly know that deep down we will both be happier. I feel that this is not the start to my adventure- but that was. That period of my life... I would not change anything (except for getting sick- but beyond that.) I am so thankful for all the things that I was taught, the relationships I made and really happy times. It really set the bar high. But now it is time for me. It's almost something I should have done in reverse but its ok. I never play by the book.
Ok now I feel like I am rambling- At the bar Erin introduced me to SAN- he is this 51 year old Tican man who Erin says will take care of me if I ever needed anything. He's SOO incredibly cute. He walked us to Chico's and pulled out our chairs. He's adorable.
Erin and I went back to Andreas' hostel and it wasnt too bad. I might actually consider the hostel thing- Well I'll have too eventually. It was getting late and I knew I had a crazy week ahead of me. So I bid adieu and head back to the hotel. The walk home was nice and quiet. It gave me time to think. I really love it here. I think I would get bored after a little while- but I still have too much to learn. Alarm clock is set and a new week begins tomorrow. It's the new moon which means new beginnings. My mantra for the week!
Pura Vida
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