One chapter of my life closes and another begins!

          Hello everyone!! For those of you who may not know I quit my job and am moving to Costa Rica! I am looking at staying 3-12 months but probably 6months. Our visa run out every three months so I intend to decided whether to stay or go every time it runs out. I am driving 5,000 miles from Bernardston, MA to Puerto Viejo Limon Costa Rica. We will cross boarders in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and then into Costa Rica. I am traveling with two amazing friends that I met while dancing.

          How this all came about was that my friend Sam was moving there to live and she needed people to ride with her. My friend Brian decided to drive down with her. I told them I did not have enough notice to take the time off from work and that I could not go..... Their response was well why don’t you quit? I thought about it for a few minutes and realized why not? I had been looking for a new job (working nights and stress was getting to me), renting month to month, had no debt, and no commitments. This could be the only time in my life I was so free to be able to just pack up and go. So two days later I quit my job and started packing my shorts for Costa Rica!

          We have no set schedule and are just taking our time. We are trying to get to as many dances as we can before we leave! Our route so far is stopping in Evington, VA to see my family 1/3/14. Driving to see Sam’s grandmother then on to Ashville for a dance on 1/4/14. We will stay in Ashville for a dance on 1/6/14. Driving to Atlanta GA on 1/7/14 to a friend of Sam’s and again going dancing. We plan to stop one more night (maybe in New Orleans) before headed to TX. At that time we will wave our USA roadtrip goodbye and our Central American Roadtrip will ensue!!

          We will be living in a village that is located in the rainforest less than a mile from the beach. The place is nicknamed Paradise by those who live and visit this beautiful location. We will be renting rooms in a home together. I will be working but not to actually save money. I will hopefully earn enough to almost break even. The going rate for pay is about $2 an hour :) haha, I am so excited for new experiences! Our main forms of transportation will be our feet and our bicycles.

          I want to thank everyone who really supported me and helped encourage me to follow my heart. I am happier than I have been in a long time. I was getting in a life rut and allowing life to live me instead of living my life. Heck life is way too short for that nonsense! I always encourage others to live life to fullest. Now I am finally freeing myself of everything to allow myself to live my life to its fullest!

                    Please keep in contact with me! I will have limited internet access