Six days and counting. 16 students, 10 females, 6 males. 18-60+ years. Three weeks, two weekend excursions. The participants will stay with local families. The list complete. I will stay at an apartment owned by Maria Fernanda and Wolfgang, my third stay with them. It is CR's "green season" a marketing -lingua for rainy. I have the week off filled with nothing but packing and worrying. A little golf and Crossfit thrown in. After my trip, I begin my sabbatical. But I can't get my head around that yet, this trip too big, a mountain that blocks the horizon.
Tomorrow I meet with some of the group to collect the remaining balances, go over some safety information. Answer questions.
Let it begin. I am looking forward to la pura vida, the slow pace, the lack of a car, the warm ocean, the monkeys in the trees. The cold beers at waters edge after a good day. Bring it on.
