She works hard for the money

...dun-uh dun-uh....so harrrrd for it honey!

Sorry, I had to complete the verse. So good good news people. After a little over 6 months since their opening, and 3 months to the day since I have been with them, my company just signed their first job! This comes at the best time possible, since I have been sitting here wondering if it was time to move on, and if my bosses were going to have to call it quits. The job pays nothing, which is the only downside. The hope is that work begets work, and now that we have this, the momentum will build on itself. It is with a rather large company, so there is also the possibility of future (remunerated) work if all goes well and all are pleased at the end of this job.

The most important improvement that has come with this, is the suddenly cheery and productive mood of my employers. They are suddenly focused on more than just me, and I'm hoping this is a trend that will catch on. I still am in no way convinced that I will want to stick around here any longer that I would have to, but if this atmosphere continues for longer than 24 hours, it will make it a heck of a lot more bearable to be here.

On that note, the bosses have yet to show up today, so whether or not yesterday was a fluke is still uncertain. The jury is deliberating. I will report the verdict in a few days.

Oh, and DON'T think that I have in any way forgotten my wanderlust. In my spare time I have been checking travel recommendations and flight prices to various Central American destinations for the times surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas. The flights are more affordable during Thanksgiving, but there is the potential of having more days off around Christmas, as well as the more likely possibility that I will be able to find someone(s) to accompany me. Right now, the easiest seems to be Costa Rica. And while this would not have been my first choice, due to it's over-touristification in recent years - who am I to complain?? If I have more than a week off, I could easily hop a border or two, and I would still be able to cross another country off the list of those left unvisited.

So I'm totally serious, readers. Tell me what you're thinking. I know it's unconventional to spend one's Christmas holidays away from family (or at least it is for me), but one must take what one can get. My family still only live about 3 hours drive from me, and I see them regularly. If they want, they too can hop of the Costa Rica bandwagon, and we will eat, drink, surf and be merry!