I am so excited to announce that during April break when my students are off from school I will be going on vacation to Costa Rica! Each year my cousin plans a huge vacation for a big group and this is the first year I am done with grad school and able to attend! We are staying in Tamarindo Costa Rica at the Villa Alegre Resort and it looks absolutely beautiful. There are 25 people going so we have the entire house to ourselves and we have our own private chef to make us breakfast and lunch every day!
This will be my first time out of the United States so I just filled out an application for my passport. I am excited to vacation with two of my cousins, meet some new people (since I don't know all 25 people in attendance because most are friends of my cousin from Chicago) and have a little adventure in my life, especially after I promised myself that I would break out of my shell more this year and do things I wouldn't normally do. There are so many fun excursions we get to choose from and although not everything has been nailed down yet we are definitely going to tour the rain forests and visit a volcano in the area! Plus this will be excellent practice for my future stint on the reality television show Survivor (which I applied to last week... so I can cross that off of my 25 Before 25 list)!
Check out some pictures of where I'll be headed...
Overview of Tamarindo Costa Rica
The beach is a few feet from our private pool
Our house for the week!!! Doesnt it remind you of something you would see on The Real World?!
Hammocks on the side of our house by the pool
There are plenty of fun activities for us to do...
On our list is an excursion through the rainforest!
This photo was taken from the house we are staying in.
Monkeys everywhere!
What vacation spot is on your bucket list?
xoxo
Awesome news!! I have heard fabulous things about Costa Rica. We may actually be headed there this spring also! Also on my bucket list- London, New Zealand, and Africa.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy Thanksgiving!
This is so exciting! I am so jealous of you :)
ReplyDeleteHunter
Prep on a Budget
Oh my gosh, yay!!!! That will be so fun. I am looking forward to your pictures!!
ReplyDeletewww.amemoryofus.blogspot.com
This sounds like it is bound to be an amazing trip! I have to say I'm kind of jealous of the personal chef; that would be amazing to have! All of these pictures are so beautiful, I am sure you will have an amazing time!
ReplyDeleteLauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
so fun! you're going to have the best time! can't wait to hear all about it!!!
ReplyDeleteWow that sounds amazing! Your going to have an amazing trip. Can't wait to see trip pictures!
ReplyDeletehttp://thepreppysisters.blogspot.com
really nice !!
ReplyDeletehttp://sbr-fashion-fashion.blogspot.com/
That sounds like so much fun! The pictures look great. I Hope you have an amazing time and cant wait to see some pictures.
ReplyDeletebmorepreppy.blogspot.com/
It sounds wonderful! Beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeletejointyicroissanty.blogspot.com
That's amazing news!!!!! Fair warning once you get that passport, you're going to want to fill it! Travel is super addictive!
ReplyDeleteAshley
Ashley,
DeleteI couldn't agree more. I got a passport so I could go visit my best friend in Sweden last may, and here I am spending next semester backpacking Europe. Once you leave the country and see how much beauty is out there, you develop a strong sense of wanderlust.
-Morgan
BetweenTheIvyLines.blogspot.com
That sounds like a blast! You'll have to take a ton of pictures to post on here!
ReplyDeleteagirlandhersparkles.blogspot.com
Costa Rica looks amazing! You'll have to keep everyone updated on your trip and what it's like. As I've already shared I love traveling, so i'm curious to see what it's like!
ReplyDeleteCiao,
M
BetweenTheIvyLines.blogspot.com
How fantastic!!! Have a blast in Costa Rica, it's beautiful there :) I'm so jealous that you'll have your own private chef, that sounds amazing!! Make sure you visit the monkeys & rain forests while you're down there.
ReplyDeleteMeggie
meggiejuly.blogspot.com
OH. MY. GOSH. So jealous! I've never been out of the U.S. but it's definitely something I want to change soon. Have fun girly!
ReplyDelete-Marissa
thewhiteowldiaries.blogspot.com