Un Momento: En Los Nubes

The day after we arrived in Monteverde, our tropical ecology professor Adam took us on a “light” hike… and by “light” I mean I’ve never hiked anything worse before in my life.  We actually hiked up the continental divide, and the trail was narrow, twisting, and straight uphill.  For the first 45 minutes or so I just wanted to turn back, and then after that I think my muscles were so overworked that they became numb, so it got easier.  I’m glad I stuck it out though, because the top of the mountain was amazing.  There wasn’t much of a view because we were literally standing inside of a cloud that engulfed the entire summit.  We were given some meditative time to ourselves, and I found an old wooden structure near the edge of the cliff to stand on.  I spread my arms wide and felt the wind whip around me, and the cool mist from the cloud on my face.  In that moment it dawned on me that I’m actually standing in Costa Rica right now.  Sometimes that simple fact still catches me by surprise.