On Sunday we left Granada and took an hour an a half to two hour taxi ride to San Juan del Sur. San Juan del Sur is a decent sized town on the Pacific Ocean. Our plan was to stay at this hostel called the… Read More »Nicaragua day 3 (San Juan del Sur)
Chillin in Granada, Nicaragua. The day started wonderfully because of the breakfast that included pancakes along with bananas and watermelon. After breakfast out plan was to go to the Masaya markets. We showered, got ready and walked a couple of blocks to the bus stop.… Read More »Nicaragua day 2 (Granada)
The journey to Nicaragua started after a night of partying and celebrating. After a night of no sleep I “woke up” at 5:30 am to catch a 630 bus. Exhausted and First bus Dead on the Ferry Ferry Bus to the Border Dead on Border… Read More »Journey to Nicaragua day 1
Three weeks of TEFL completed!!Time is flying by. My second week in the program went great and consisted of the bulk of my teaching. I taught for my first time on Nov 12 to the Beg A class as I have already mentioned in a… Read More »Second and Third Week of TEFL in Review
Due to the recent full moon the swell at Cedros has been the biggest I have seen it yet. Unfortunately I was unable to surf because I tweaked my shoulder jumping off a 45 foot waterfall, but I was able to capture pictures on my… Read More »Big Swell at Cedros
On Tuesday November,12th I taught my first English class!!! Prior to the class I was super nervous. I had to teach the students numbers up to 10,000 and have them able to ask how much an item of clothing is. For each class you teach… Read More »My First Class Taught!
Just completed my first week of the TEFL program!!!! It was fun, exciting, interesting and an eye opening experience. Monday November 4th was the first day of class; class started at 10 and went until two. During class we did what is called Module 1.… Read More »First Week of TEFL Completed!
Just kidding. I don’t know if it is the largest tree in Costa Rica, but it is one of the biggest trees I have ever seen. It is massive. The picturesI took does not do it justice. Here is a little background info for you… Read More »The Largest Tree in Costa Rica
Within the past three hours I have come across a skunk and a scorpion, both of which were in places you do not want them to be. I saw the skunk while I was making dinner in the kitchen. The scorpion was in the bathroom.… Read More »First Scorpion and Skunk Sighting
There are two spots relatively close to Montezuma that have great surfing. One spot is called Playa Grande and I have never been there. The other spot is called Cedros and it is the spot where I surf. Cedros breaks left and because of this… Read More »Surfing in Montezuma