One Foot In Front of the Other

"Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.... what do we do - we swim!!!!"   This is what I am doing now.

This past week was pretty rough for me.  I sprained my ankle last Sunday, got the flu on Tuesday, and had a meltdown on Wednesday (probably prompted by the previous two items in the list).  Luckily, with the support of some awesome people... I have moved through all of that and feel more ready to keep trekking forward.  It also really helped that my closest friend from the TEFL class came to visit this weekend - she always makes me laugh at everything from products sold in the pharmacy to the bus schedule.  Thanks, Erin! <3

I have chosen to stay in Quepos and explore the opportunities that can be created here - at least for a while.  I made a flyer today (which for some reason felt really difficult.... so much so that I had been putting it off).  I've always been hesitant to be self employed - rejecting my dad's idea of advertising in our neighborhood as a swim teacher when I was a high school student.  I don't know why that is... but I'm finally doing it.  I guess it took coming all the way to Central America to make myself do scary things like make a flyer.  haha - I'm so weird, but I'm learning to accept that too.      


This week, the security of my Spanish classes and the schedule they brought me will be gone.  I get nervous when I don't have a schedule.  Breath, you can handle that too.  There's always the beach!  :]  I know, life is so hard, right?  Just kidding.

 But, this is exciting: already, I have one appt to meet with my heladeria friend on Tues to help her 9 year old with her English class.  That's something!  I also am going to start tutoring my host family in exchange for part of the rent - yay, barter system!  I also may or may not start subbing at a little private elementary school, depending on when the director comes from San Jose. 

So, swimming swimming just keep swimming..... what do we do we swiiiimmmmmm!!!!!!!!

I'll let you all know what happens with the flyers. 

Also, I just had to include the wet sloth from school.... :]  I love him.