Category: Daily Blog Posts
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Thanksgiving in Wisconsin and more family time in Illinois
Days 696-702! Happy Thanksgiving! This week is filled with family time, good food, and relaxation. It won’t be the most adventurous filled week, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I was itching for some family time and this trip definitely scratched that itch. I stayed the night at my relative’s house.…
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Wrapping up my time in Florida and traveling to Illinois and Wisconsin for Thanksgiving
Days 689-695! Sorry for another late blog post! Currently spending time with family for Thanksgiving, but you’ll hear more about that at the end of this blogpost and in next week’s post. This week I capped off a WONDERFUL week with Sophie and Paige, just truly so much fun. And…
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Goodbye Costa Rica, hello Orlando, Florida
Days 682-688! 3 months have flown by and it’s time to say see you later to Central America! But it’s time for a very fun adventure as I flew back to the US to spend time with family. This weekend, I landed in Florida to spend a week with my…
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My final week in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Days 675-681! Here it is! My final week in Santa Teresa. It’s crazy how fast time can seemingly fly by. This week is filled with more surfing, new hostel guests, final volunteer days, and much more. I very much enjoyed my time here, but if you want to hear all…
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Big surf days and the hostel finally opening in Santa Teresa!
Days 668-674! It’s finally time to wrap up labor work and start up reception work! This week the hostel finally opened back up, which means lots of new faces are going to start coming and going from the hostel. I got some nice surf sessions in this week and started…
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Lots of rain in Santa Teresa and unfortunately… not much surfing
Days 661-667! Another week checked off here in Costa Rica. The days are quickly flying by and soon enough I’ll be back in the US having some much needed family time. Not only was there lots of rain and volunteer work happening this week, but we had three new volunteers…
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A week of surfing and working in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Days 654-660! The month of October is quickly flying. I’ve had a lot of wild things happen while traveling and this week is no exception. From volunteering, to surf injuries to surf collisions and running into friends (a nicer form of collision)… it was hectic. But it was still a…
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Volunteering in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Days 647-653! It’s time to dive into a full week of working and hanging out in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. This week holds a lot of pool playing, reading, miscellaneous jobs around the hostel, and FINALLY a surf session. It’s definitely a different vibe here in Santa Teresa vs El…
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On the road again: finishing up my time in El Tránsito, Nicaragua and heading to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Days 640-646! How is it October already?! My time at Free Spirit Hostel comes to a close… as bittersweet as it was, I headed off on a new adventure and a new country! It’s time to head to Costa Rica and see what Santa Teresa is all about! I woke…
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My final full week volunteering and surfing in El Tránsito, Nicaragua
Days 633-639! Time for one last full week here in El Tránsito! My time here has been absolutely awesome and I’m sad to go, but I have another adventure waiting for me at the next hostel I’ll be volunteering at. But let’s focus on this week! It was full of…
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