Bienvenidos a Monteverde, Costa Rica!
It's hard to believe that one year ago today, I had just arrived in Monteverde, and was staring at that thing as it crept menacingly on the wall over my bed.
Looking back, Costa Rica was a great time. I do not regret any feelings of homesickness I had while there, but now I do miss it a lot. There were beautiful flowers and birds, strange foods and birds, and lots of time. It was the one time I've had in over 15 years where I was on a decent sleep schedule. I got a lot of art done, and learned a lot from my time there. I was hoping to go back this winter break, but the times did not line up, so perhaps next year. 2009 had been a strange year for me. It was a year without a winter. I went from fall to summer when I left, and then went to spring when I returned home. For three months, a quarter of the year, I was away from my normal life. It feels like I only got 3/4ths of the 2009 everyone else got. I wonder how 2010 will compare.