ok so here's the deal... i cannot even begin to describe how fantastic and demoralizing costa rica was. does that sentence confuse you? good. because i was confused for quite sometime. here's the fantastic part: first of all costa rica is beautiful. the foliage (yes i just used that word!) was so lush and rich. from the moment we stepped out of the airport it was as if i had found God's secret garden. well, i guess it wasn't praticularly secret, but it felt that way. The calm of the hills and the huge tress just healed my soul. I am definately not a nature person. Mostly i get soothed by big cities. i know, i know that is weird. but i get amped by the traffic and the arcitecture. but here in costa rica i found this little slice of peace that i so desperately needed. so here's some photos of the beauty of it.
So anyway after letting the countryside soothe my soul i found myself calmed by my team. not to say that we didn't have our problems it was just so much fun. i laughed more than i ever laughed and all you that know me, know i can laugh. i loved being silly. i loved having people around who wanted to genuinely serve the Lord. i have led a mission's trip when i had to fight my team members to have the right additude. but here in this place i discovered they already had the right additude. it was just amazing. as for the demoralizing portion of the trip... well that i am still sorting out. so i'll let you know when i know.
