Pre Costa Rica: The Anticipation and The Price

Newport, Rhode Island, a fun little beach town located less than 1.5 hours drive from my apartment in Boston, MA. How many times have I been? Once. This past weekend. San Jose, Costa Rica, a vibrant, online gaming filled city located in Central America. How many times have I been? Six. Returning on Thursday for trip number seven. The reality of the situation is that I have more friends living in San Jose, Costa Rica than I do in Boston, the city I was born and raised. I'm not really sure how to feel about this. Regardless, my partner in crime, Kate from Wager Profits, and I have put together several extra curricular activities for the Costa Rica online gaming crowd this weekend- we're talking seven bottle minimum VIP section- so god knows I'll be back next week with some censored stories, plenty of pics, maybe some Swedes, and hopefully some sååååja.

To confirm that I have some sort of social life back here on the East Coast, I would like to describe a few of my experiences in Newport last weekend. This coastal town is full of gorgeous beaches, surfing, timeshares, historical mansions, shopping, a variety of restaurants, and of course, a very active night life. At the risk of sounding like the Hamptons Sex and the City episode, Newport is a town where the yuppies (mostly male) meet the college student/recent grads (male and female). Great for the men, terrible for the women. Why? Older men love younger women, younger men love older women, but older women are not interested in younger men. How convenient for the men. My girl friends and I are in our late twenties and therefore should be classified in the "older" category. How do I know this? It's pretty obvious when you are continually approached by men who respond to "when did you graduate" with a high school graduation date.

Aside from the fact that none of us landed a future husband in Newport, us girls had the time of our lives once we decided to embrace the situation. You know what else I discovered in Newport? My online gaming life will follow me everywhere I go. This became especially apparent when I met up with some friends of a friend for the first time (male yuppies, of course) and their first words to me were, "We are not Swedish, I'm sure you're disappointed. So aren't you going to Costa Rica soon"? That's a true story. Thanks a lot, Google.