Made it!
The greatest thing about my experience in Costa Rica has been the people. Whether it be the locals, my classmates or other missionaries from the Institute; it has been the relationships built that have left the biggest impact on me.
There’s something about moving to a new place and trying to learn how to live that really speeds up the getting to know one another process. It’s something that I have really enjoyed about my time in Costa Rica.
The struggling to communicate with locals at the nearby gym; turned into new workout and late night eating buddies that may or may not have taught me words that definitely weren’t taught at the Institute. Trying to find out where things were and how to get around; provided amazing encounters with other individuals on their missionary journey that really showed me how big, global and amazing the God I serve really is. The pursuit of a foundation in a foreign language; translated into adventures with new found friends that I’m sure I’ll never forget. From the laughing at ourselves in class, to our the epic failure experienced in trying to visit a volcano; I really feel blessed to have had the privilege to get to know and spend time with many amazing people that were part of the intensive program.
Who knows the journey that lays ahead for each one of us, then again that’s the exciting part. On one hand it can be kind of scary: In three days I will be moving to Colombia and I have no idea where I’ll be sleeping and what I will be calling home for the next 2 years. On the other hand the Lord has taken care every detail in my journey thus far in a manner so much more beautiful than I could have crafted. He reminded me time and time again through the stories and experiences of every person that I met at the Spanish Institute this past month in Costa Rica and for that I am so thankful.
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
(The Best Teacher Ever - Thank You Lisette!)
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