the web is an amazing invention

By the end of December, I had recovered from my nasty post-finals cold, had visited my friends and family, and had done all the housework I wanted to do. It was wet and miserable outside. I started bouncing off the walls.

Fortunately, Priceline exists and I have that most precious of commodities, time flexibility. Even better, my husband was able to wrangle last minute vacation time from work and he’s coming with me.

After some poking around online, I am now in possession of two extremely cheap tickets to Managua. I leave on January 8th and return on January 14th.

Since I’m not hung up about requiring electricity or warm running water when I travel to the tropics, this trip will be very inexpensive. I’m headed to the Caribbean side of Nicaragua. I will attempt to blog, but given that electricity is a luxury where I’m headed, it’s unlikely that I’ll get reliable internet access.

I plan to consume many fruity drinks made of local mangos after a few days spent swimming in warm Caribbean water, hiking around the jungle, and simply watching the pace of life in a remote Nicaraguan village.

Don’t let anybody tell you that law school is awful. After working for years with two weeks of vacation a year, this time flexibility is nothing short of astonishing. I’m very lucky; I doubt I’ll ever have a chance like this again. Seize the day, as they say.