Blogs from Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States, North America

Wednesday Back home again! We had a great time, saw some beautiful scenery—the rain forest, the mountains, the seashore—and enjoyed some good Costa Rican seafood. But it is always good to be home, even though it is a few degrees colder here! Happy Holidays to all. Bob This is Margie’s blog but I get to add my comments.The people were very nice and very helpful when we had a question. There were a lot of smiles and we had a wonderful time. On the negative side, Costa Rica is very good at sticking it to the tourists. When we first arrive in a country, I find an ATM and get a few hundred dollars worth of the local currency. In the San Jose airport I tried to use the ATM in the baggage area and was ... read more

Tomorrow early afternoon we leave for our adventure in Costa Rica. We have one stop- over in Dallas, then fly on to San Jose, where we arrive about 9pm. Our first day is just basically travel and getting settled in our first hotel. Then we can get the feel of the city and begin our journey.... read more

Back home, safe and sound! We really had a good time on our adventure. Thanks to those of you who followed with us, and thanks to those who left comments. Always fun to hear from friends at home. We put some videos on dropbox. They may take a few minutes to load. The first is from Devil's Cauldron in Banos. There is not that much water but it falls so far and you are so close to it, it is impressive. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ux54v7xpog3u6u9/Devil%27s%20Cauldron.MOV?dl=0 The second is the hummingbirds in Mindo. The hummingbirds are so quick it seems like the video is in fast motion. This is one of about six feeders that have the same action and birds change weekly. I don't know why there are different birds at different times as the climate doesn't change much ... read more

Well, I have graduated from YWAM Discipleship Training School. It is so strange and hard to not be at the YWAM Minneapolis base anymore and not living in community anymore. It has also been hard to not be in India anymore. Even though it was hard emotionally and spiritually, I would go back in a heartbeat. Who knows if God will call me back there, I am unsure about that. But there is one thing that I am very sure and confident about, the next step I am supposed to take. The month of March will be a month of processing and adjusting back to American soil for me. It is extremely hard to come back from India to the United States. Seeing the things that I saw and experiencing the things that I did, it ... read more