Panama and Friends

This week (written March 9th) marks only three weeks left in my program. I am officially done taking Spanish classes and therefore only have two classes for the rest of the trimester and more free time than I ever could have asked for. What is school again? I now spend most of my week days visiting cool cafes, discovering new areas of the city and spending time with my friends. We only have 19 days left in our program and it has all of a sudden hit us how quickly this time is going to run out.

DysFUNctional friends

This past weekend a large group of us visited Bocas del Toro, Panama (a Pinterest destination) and were lucky enough to swim next to a real live jelly fish, snorkel over a coral reef and visit a beach covered in starfish, Playa de las Estrellas (beach of the stars). I have never seen something so gorgeous in my entire life. It was one of those moments that made me realize that I am actually in a foreign country, on a casual weekend trip to renew my Costa Rican visa, and on a vacation that people dream (or pin) about visiting. Now after seeing all of this I want to visit pretty much every country in the world to see what the whole world has to offer. Now accepting applications for a travel buddy!

On Saturday we visited Red Frog Beach on another island off of Bocas. Here we saw the biggest waves and the strongest currents I've ever experienced. The water was perfect bath water temperature and life could not have been greater. For lunch however, we ordered pescado con papas (fish and chips) where I was met by an entire fish. It literally had the head, eyes and tail still attached. After covering and wrapping the face in a napkin, we somehow managed to enjoy the fish even though I am forever scarred. When abroad try new things I guess, right?

Delicious, am I right...?

Find Kappa sisters abroad? Check!

This next weekend we are visiting Uvita which is on the coast of Costa Rica where I am going to learn how to surf! I am beyond excited and can't wait to head back to the states as a pro surfer, or at least a girl can dream. With the clock counting down on our time here, I am trying to try everything I can and learn as much about this culture as possible. Here's to the next few weeks!

Pura Vida,
Serena