I Made It!

This picture was taken before I got on the plane in Nashville.

I am now in Costa Rica! The airport was stressfull for a second because I wasn't sure where my host mom would be waiting, but it all worked out in the end! When we met she have me a hug with a big smile. She is very friendly.

We took a cab back to her house. On the way there I told her about my family and she told me about hers. She has six children, two of them still live at home. They are twins! They are both women, and I am having a hard time remembering their names...and one of their names is hard for me to pronounce! Also, I would like to take this time to mention that the cab ride was a bit crazy! I had read from more than one source that traffic is crazy, and they weren't lying. Our cab driver was pretty agressive. The rule seemed to be that the more agressive you are as a driver the better!

When I got here, I got to meet her two daughters, and she showed me my room. It is very nice, I like it a lot! She then made me lunch. A lot of sources told me that rice and beans are very common in Costa Rican cuizine, so it didn't come as much of a surprise when that is exactly what I got! It was awesome!

I am not the only guest here. There are two other girls and one guy. We all came today. One is still on her way, she wont get here till 1 in the morning. It is pretty cool. Earlier, it was just Ann and I (one of the other girls), so one of the sisters, Katalin, took us to the mall! This mall had three stories, it was awesome!! I plan on going back and getting music things like that. It was a lot of fun looking around!

So far, communicating hasn't been that bad! Sometimes I don't know how to say something, but most of the time we figure it out!

Ann wants to travel around as well, so hopefully I will have a companion while I am here.

All is well - tomorrow I have to go to school, we will see how that goes!

Oh yeah, breakfast is at 6:30 every morning! Ahh! We will see how that goes as well!