Well we made it.
And along the way, we made a few choices. They may seem abrupt to some but something was wrong in our guts and we decided that we were going to change course and not teach English under contract this time around. This decision feels great.
We are currently in beautiful Quepos, Costa Rica which is home to one of the biggest and bestest natural parks. We stayed in San Jose for two days and got to know a bit of the Costa Rican culture, all while trying to figure out what we were going to do.
And still, we don't know and we don't care! We are hoping to volunteer along the way down South to help with our budget (so we will still potentially be teaching English, just in places where people can't afford to pay teachers - I have found an orphanage in Peru that I am waiting to hear back from).
Don't envy us too much - it is the rainy season here so it is only sunny and beautiful all morning until it rains around 1 p.m and is overcast into the evening. The temperature never goes over 30 (and never below 17) so we are just having to adjust to it all.
We are looking, potentially, at making our way southwards via Panama overland. From there, there is a cruise (which is very safe and reputable) for five days into Colombia - which, by the way, has a terrible reputation as a bad place and is not if you keep your wits about you, which is true for anyplace.
Not sure when we will be home, but it will certainly be sooner than June (as originally anticipated...) or maybe not! You never know...
Adios amigos!
Maeve and Jay
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How can we not be jealous! Never higher than 30 - poor babies, you must be freezing ;)
ReplyDeleteListening to your gut feelings, is always the best way to go. All the very best, stay safe.
Aunt Rita
I like the cruise idea. What route would you be taking and what are the stops along the way?
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice to have you home earlier, but I'm not holding my breath. You both have the wandering genes.
Take care my sweeties. Love you both.
Mom
Hi! Madame Laliberte here... A friend posted this today and I thought of you two when I saw the plentiful South America opportunities and that the prices are some of the most reasonable I've seen for a "volunteer website". Might give you a place to rest your world-weary heads along the way! www.volunteerhq.org Hopefully we'll get to catch up after this trip, we'd love to hear all about it! Have fun!
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