Saturday, April 25, 2009
Bye Bye
I did not expect it to be as hard as it is to say goodbye to my friends in New York, especially my sister. I would not be the person I am today with out them and I owe them my gratitude. Goodbye and thank you.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Big Decision
I haven't had a job in a while. Though I am fortunate enough to not have money issues, my life had become stagnant. My daily routine is the same everyday and the routine is boring.
My parents spent the winter in Tamarindo, a very touristy town in the Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. While they were there, I was fortunate enough to visit them twice. The first time I felt like I discovered paradise. There was cheap beer, great weather and the Pacific Ocean. Between trips, I though about where I was in life. I have no job and no dependants. There is nothing keeping me in New York. My second trip to Tamarindo, I found an apartment, made a deposit and started to plan.
I will be in Costa Rica for six months. This plan is not perfect. I will miss my friends, family and the summer movie season. The first of my goals is to become a better surfer. At the moment, after a few surf lessons and even fewer excursions by myself, I am still better at falling than I am at catching waves. Hopefully this will change. Goal number two is to learn Spanish. I do not expect to become fluent in six months but I expect to know more that what is necessary to order a meal. Lastly, I home to get out of the rut that I have been able to escape for the last few months.
Today was perfect. The temperature was warm, but not too warn for a jacket. It was sunny and just a touch of wind and in the evening I had to walk a bit faster due to the cold. This is what I will miss. On Sunday, April 26th, I will leave Brooklyn for the foreseeable future. For the last five years this has been my home. Though two of those years were spent in Manhattan, Brooklyn has always been my favorite borough.
From Brooklyn, I will go to New Hampshire and spend a few days with my parents and on May 2nd, I am bound for Costa Rica. Though some friends and family will visit, most will not and I will still miss the best summer movie season I can remember but every time I start to complain about this, I realize that I have my Skype phone number, email, facebook and the internet in general and every movie I will miss in theatres will be out on DVD by Christmas.
My parents spent the winter in Tamarindo, a very touristy town in the Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. While they were there, I was fortunate enough to visit them twice. The first time I felt like I discovered paradise. There was cheap beer, great weather and the Pacific Ocean. Between trips, I though about where I was in life. I have no job and no dependants. There is nothing keeping me in New York. My second trip to Tamarindo, I found an apartment, made a deposit and started to plan.
I will be in Costa Rica for six months. This plan is not perfect. I will miss my friends, family and the summer movie season. The first of my goals is to become a better surfer. At the moment, after a few surf lessons and even fewer excursions by myself, I am still better at falling than I am at catching waves. Hopefully this will change. Goal number two is to learn Spanish. I do not expect to become fluent in six months but I expect to know more that what is necessary to order a meal. Lastly, I home to get out of the rut that I have been able to escape for the last few months.
Today was perfect. The temperature was warm, but not too warn for a jacket. It was sunny and just a touch of wind and in the evening I had to walk a bit faster due to the cold. This is what I will miss. On Sunday, April 26th, I will leave Brooklyn for the foreseeable future. For the last five years this has been my home. Though two of those years were spent in Manhattan, Brooklyn has always been my favorite borough.
From Brooklyn, I will go to New Hampshire and spend a few days with my parents and on May 2nd, I am bound for Costa Rica. Though some friends and family will visit, most will not and I will still miss the best summer movie season I can remember but every time I start to complain about this, I realize that I have my Skype phone number, email, facebook and the internet in general and every movie I will miss in theatres will be out on DVD by Christmas.
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