Summer Vacation!

That's right, be jealous!! School has officially ended, and I have all my grades, and I am now able to relax (even more), and do A LOT more stuff!! Now, just a reminder, I started school at the end of July, all of August, and it has just stopped. So FYI I lost half of my summer in Seattle, so now I get a summer down here!!

So, what am I going to do with this break from school??? Well, December is defiantly filled up! The first week of December, I went with my cousins to a place called Eco Musas. It is about 2 hours from Puriscal, and it consists of a big pool, with a water slide, zip-lining, a waterfall, nature walks, horseback riding, and a lot more!

My cousins in the water slide

Went swimming in the waterfall!

These past days (aka Friday and Saturday) I went to the hot springs!! If anyone plans on taking a trip to Costa Rica, I HIGHLY recommend going to the hot springs, in a place called Mira Valles. It is right underneath a volcano, and the hot springs are pretty much natural hot tubs-but SOOOO much better!! While I was there with my family, we also took mud baths and found a water slide  Then, we went to Playa Hermosa, (Beautiful Beach), which honestly was, the prettiest beach I have seen while I've been here-it was GORGEOUS!

This was us after the mud bathes, in front of the hot spring!

Next weekend, I am going to Guanacaste for 3 days with AFS Puriscal, and then the weekend after that is getting ready for Christmas!!

For January and February, I am going to see if I can teach kids English. I have a little cousin, who wants to learn, and my aunt wants to help get a group of kids together for sessions of English. My friend and I will probably have a class once or twice a week, for a good price....I mean come on-I've got to make some money!! Also, I really want to try and find a community service opportunity!  ANDDD, I also want to find a surf camp, because surfing is SOOOO much fun!!!

So, those are my "official" plans for the summer, but I know my family is trying to see if we can take a trip to Panama, and I also know my aunt wants to take me many places! I am really excited for summer, not only because it means I don't have to go to class, but it means I can fully engulf myself in the culture!