Family Time!

There's nothing quite like being able to share your life first-hand with the one's you love. Certainly one of the greatest challenges of living in Costa Rica is being so far away from my family and friends. That distance is compound by the fact the daily factors of my life here are so foreign to most people living in the States. They can't fully understand how tiring it can be to take buses everywhere; or how going to the grocery store isn't a simple exercise; or how road construction can completely change the local public school schedule for months thus effecting everything at the Tutoring Center. These are things that no matter how hard I try, cannot be fully understood from a distance. So to be able to have my mom, dad, and brother, Benje, be able to come down and live life with me for bit, was such a blessing. They road the bus, hung out with my kids at the Center, experienced San Jose, and explored the beauty of Costa Rica. It was so wonderful to be able to catch up on life over long dinners and lazy afternoons at the beach. No matter how good technology is, it's not the same as being able to sit with the one's you love. Though I will always wish I could have more time with them, I am so thankful that each was able to come and share in life here.


Click on the picture below to see the rest of the photos from our time together.

Family Time