My flight is booked. I am going to Nicaragua from Sept 30, 2014-June 30, 2015. I am very, very excited.....What an adventure. This whole experience is just one first after another, although I expect they are not the firsts you are expecting. It will be the first time I have been unemployed for more than one month since I started working at 14 and the first time travelling in a Spanish speaking country. I have been working diligently since last December to prepare for this trip which in itself is another first since I am usually a bit of a procrastinator. I am not even sure what other firsts await me but I am looking forward to all of them. I have been studying Spanish with Rosetta Stone and I am more than halfway, although I am not sure I will finish the course before I leave. People tell me it is best to be immersed in the language since the vocabulary is different, so a basic understanding is what I have been going for. I hav...