It's been a long time since I wrote a blog. We've been in Costa Rica for a good month now. This country is incredibly beautiful and rich in animals. The nature is breathtaking, the beaches and the sea are great for surfing and relaxing.
Nevertheless, when we arrived here, I, Liisa, was very homesick. After almost 8 months of travelling, constantly changing accommodation, living out of a suitcase, getting used to a new culture... it all became too much for me. I just wanted to go home. I miss the structure that everyday life gives us in Switzerland. I know that there are people who just love to live into the day and only do what they feel like doing. Opening a surf shop and a café somewhere here in Costa Rica, just leaving everything behind, that's the dream of some people. There are lots of TV shows about that.
That's definitely not me. I knew that before the trip around the world, and now I know it even more.
I miss my work, having lunch with colleagues and talking about anything, meeting friends, going out, sending the kids to school, our house etc...
Our "everyday life" here is always similar: get up early to run, make breakfast, give school, have lunch, take a break and then go to the beach, do something, hang out by the pool. But we don't have any tasks here, no bigger to do's or anything like that. I enjoy it on vacation too...but after 8 months, it's kind of boring. Not having a bigger purpose...sounds very dreary now...and it was.
We travel on a budget, which means we cannot spend as much money as we want every day and have to decide when we want to do what...
All of this came together and then there were the hot/humid temperatures which were not exactly conducive to my training and then I just wanted to go home!
Our boys have made it clear to us that nothing will be canceled here and that we are the Schneller family and they are not giving up now. The boys are really looking forward to the adventures in the next few months and I am looking forward to it again to! Soon friends will be visiting us for three weeks and then we will travel to the USA in a motorhome. That will definitely be really cool again!
But...the excitement about going home again is growing...sleeping in our own bed, definitely unpacking our suitcases and arriving home again...even with the Swiss weather😎.
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