EMS is my new favorite store

Over Thanksgiving break, I spent a lot of time at EMS because they were having a huge sale. I got:

• one headlamp* (20% off)
• one pair of hiking boots* (20% off the clearance price, for a total of 50% off)
• two pairs of zip-off pants that convert to shorts* (50% off)

*I think these are the actual items I got, or at least very similar.

And so it begins

I have plane tickets, a passport, a SCUBA certification card, and my first textbook, the Peterson Field Guide to Coral Reefs.

In less than two months, I will be in Costa Rica.

Nervous/excited.