It's Almost A Green Light

So it's been done!  I sent in my application and now am just awaiting verification of it all.  This week has been stressful because it's come down to the last few steps before the great leap.  Earlier this week I realized that no matter how organized I've been throughout this process, I had obsessed so much on the plane ticket that I overlooked the most important step...

For so long I've been focusing about getting to Costa Rica and just coordinating all the traveling aspects of this trip, most importantly being how I would get to the site and when.  To make sure my plane flight and site transportation ran well together I've been waiting patiently for the organization to get back to me about specific transit details; what I failed to realize this whole time is that to get those details I had to send in my registration paperwork.  I guess that once the organization gets your application, they see that you're completely dedicated to this project, so the last few tidbits of information are released to you.  I only wish I would've realized this sooner; I guess for every "first time" at something, there's plenty to learn for the future. 

My obsession with the plane ticket boiled down to one thing: price.  Ticket prices are still cheap considering the few weeks that have passed, but I've been in this state of anxiety thinking that at any moment the prices will sky rocket to some astronomical range; thankfully tickets still are pretty affordable.  I finally settled on Spirit Airlines.  Their website makes it seem that riding bare bones is awesome and chic; I've had to do this before on other airlines and from that experience I wouldn't really say I had a blast, but at the end of the day I just need a way to get to my destination.  Spirit is offering a ticket price of $345 round trip, which is roughly about $200 cheaper than any other competitor, peanuts and retractable seats be damned.  Of course that's the base number; I'm hoping that after taxes and luggage it'll still be under $400.  Again though, I can't do that until I get my official confirmation and transit info...

So here is where I find myself now, always being aware of my cell phone and thinking that every time it buzzes it's the email that's given me the all clear with all of the world's answers in it so that I can get my plane ticket and start my online campaign. 

For now I just have to wait and be patient, definitely not a virtue I was blessed with.