Our trip back to Waverly was an interesting and tiring experience. With Heredia winning the finals of their tournament a couple days earlier, the streets were still filled with confetti when we woke up at four in the morning. We met at Intercultura at 5:00 AM to begin our long journey home. Our first flight was from San Jose to Dallas, TX. It was interesting on the plane when the instructions were read in both Spanish and English. On the way to Costa Rica I ignored the Spanish because I did not understand it, but on the way back I was able to understand both the Spanish and the English. It is amazing how much my Spanish has improved over the course of the trip. After we landed in Dallas we went through an intense security screening and by the time that we got through it was time to board the next plane. From Dallas to Chicago the flight attendants were really nice. One of them snuck some cookies from first class to a few people from our group. Right when we got off the flight in Chicago we begun our six hour bus ride back to Wartburg. Throughout this trip we all made new friends and memories that will last forever, along with the improved Spanish and knowledge of Costa Rican culture of course!