To Costa Rica or Bust!

Okay, my second attempt at international travel. I think that I'll make it this time.

Before I get on the plane at 11:05 tomorrow morning, I still need to: 1) pack (uh-oh, this could be an adventure), 2) make myself plane-food, 3) run around the house in a state of panic, 4) hug my mama, 5) hug my cats, and 6) call Grinnell friends.

Wish me luck.

If all goes as planned, I will arrive in San Jose at 9:45 pm, get picked up by OTS staff and brought to a hotel, sleep (or not sleep because I will be too excited), and then get driven 8 hours to Las Cruces the next morning. So I will be in the jungle by Thursday afternoon.

From reading Ben's Flog, I'm also realizing how unbelievably behind I will be. I've diligently done most of the readings for the semester, but how do I make up +15 hours of field work to learn insect, flower, plant, and fruit taxonomy? Oh dear.