Today marks my 2 months anniversary in Costa Rica and the end of this blog. It was the amount of time my dad thought would be enough for my restless soul to remain a lady of leisure... so was he right? Not too much... It is true that life has settled down here and I have had a moment or two of boredom, but all I have to do is go down to the beach and watch the surfers dance on water and I am reminded that I get to spend every day with one of the greatest loves of my life. How could that possibly be boring???
My surfing is really coming together now and as much as I love surfing with Alvaro, I have cut the umbilical cord and am now venturing out on my own every now and then. I think he feels quite proud to see his "prodigy" go it on her own :-) My favorite surf sessions are still when the whole "family" gathers together however, Me, Alvaro, Durby, Leo, Titi and Eveline (Eveline, like me, came here to pursue her love for surfing but she has been out of commission for 4 weeks with an ear infection and is now back in the water).It is like the water lets us be trouble free children again for a little while until land brings back all the responsibilities and worries again. It is like a big bubble of happiness and play out there when we are together!!
I have also started to make friends here in Hermosa and Jaco, and once you know a couple of people, it is much easier to get to know more! Everyone's story is different, but we all share the love for surfing and it can be the topic of conversation hours and hours on end. When "the girls" get together however, the topic tends to move more towards the surfERS rather than the surfING if you know what I mean :-) It is well known by the expats and local girls here that Tico surfers (what they call Costa Rican guys) go under the rule "look but don't touch" and it is very entertaining to hear the kinda' girl trouble these guys get in to... The better the surfer, the better the stories... The best comment so far was from a surfer who responded when asked if he had a girlfriend "no - it is low season"(hence not enough female tourists..)
So the 2 month mark will come and go, but I will remain here in Paradise for a while longer. It has been so much fun writing this blog and I am sure I will have many hours of enjoyment and flashbacks from reading it in the future. I hope you have enjoyed it too.
Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
Note to all: I will be here until end April for sure (except January when skiing in Utha is on the agenda), so start planning that surfing trip to Costa Rica that you always wanted to do...
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