NJ/NY/MI and on my way to CR

The ladies at Columbus Circle

OK.....Just spent my 10 days in NY/NJ/MI. A lovely and relaxing 10 days before I had to return to CO only to find out that I had to completely rewrite my master's paper!! Needless-to-say, my computer and I have been besties at the coffee shop for the past few days. I think....I THINK...I will be done today. Then on Thursday, red-eye to Costa Rica and immediate transfer to Monteverde to meet Amy, Elyza and Amy's mom. I suspect on day one I will test out a hammock and rest up since I DO NOT sleep on airplanes. I will be tired when I arrive. I hope to be able to blog regularly while away, but Nica does not have the speediest internet connections, so we will see. Until then.....

JB catches a fish in Carpenter Lake

Where the heck is Julia (and Amy and Elyza)...Leading the Gypsy Lifestyle :)

Disco in Moyogalpa, Nicaragua...December 2009

We are getting off the plane with very few plans on the itinerary. We know what we would like to do, we just do not know if we will do them. If we end up in a town that we love, we will stay until we feel the need to move on. We are trying to get as close to the culture and meet as many locals as possible, and perhaps my Spanish will improve. I speak a bit like a cave woman when I am there! While Amy and Elyza are already hanging in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. I will not be there until after I travel to NYC and the UP of Michigan....perhaps I'll include a bit on that. Then on July 1....off to the rainy season and the tropics. We'll keep you posted....or not. Depends on how deep in the jungle we are :)