Celebrating 2 years in Costa Rica

Saturday marked two years of creating a life in Costa Rica.  While I don't have a huge post planned, I didn't want it to pass without acknowledging it.

We celebrated our two year anniversary by going to Uvita beach with the group we swore in with.  Our group started this adventure with us two years and 4 days ago.  We struggled to understand the customs and language of Costa Rica together.  We struggled with finding our purpose within our Peace Corps service together.  We relied on each other.  We asked each other's advice.  We visited.  We talked.  Cried.  We laughed a whole lot.  These people became our family.

First day in Costa Rica....babies

Old pros now

Before our trip to the beach we attended our Close of Service (COS) in San Jose.  What is a COS conference?  It is a conference to prepare to finish up projects in country and to help us navigate going back to the States.  We had sessions on reporting on final projects, reverse culture shock, medical options after Peace Corps, job options after Peace Corps, interviewing, and how to write a resume.  We also had a chance to share our experience with the staff through videos, sticky notes, and games.  

The post it notes behind us represent things we have done like how many students we have reached, how much gallo pinto we ate, and how many hours of conversation club we facilitated 

Attending this conference means that we are now in the process of returning to the States.  What a weird feeling that is!  We have labs, medical appointments, final interviews, Spanish test, signatures, three major paper reports, and good byes between us and going back to the States.

Check out our legacy video...this is a glimpse into our lives while serving in Costa Rica...watch here! (if the video below doesn't work)

The Hubs and I will be returning soon!  In April!