The final day

The final day. I mean, what can I really say? Each day was a new adventure that I never wanted to end. I feel like overall this trip has changed my perspective on life in so many ways. Growing up in a place like New York City, you become so confined to the things that are around you. But when you go to a completely different place like Costa Rica, that 'completely opposite you' begins to actually appreciate life for what it is. You take in all the trees and open space, even down to the diversity of the bugs, and just think to yourself how beautiful life can actually be if you let it. With this being my second study abroad, I knew that I wouldn't want to leave. Sometimes it feels good to just up and leave all you know and adjust to a new way of living. It's good to take risks and step outside your comfort zone because you'll see you might actually like it. Who knew a city girl who's terrified of bugs would actually miss the rainforest that's filled with them? I'm extremely grateful for this experience, not once but twice. And just like South Africa, this is another experience I could never forget in life. I believe that life is about meeting new people and gaining from them which is exactly what I did. Each person I've encountered in Costa Rica had something in all of them that I will take away from them to make me a better me.