Costa Rica is my new love!

Well everyone, after a long night of flying, I finally arrived at 5:40am today. I was immediately drawn to the lush green environment that surrounds me. It is truly so beautiful here. My friend Mary and I had a somewhat sketchy man approach us at the airport asking us who we were waiting for, thank heavens the director of our school was 10 feet away and we were quickly on our way to settle down and meet our host family.

Wow!!! We are so lucky. Our host family is sooo wonderfuly! The father speaks really good english and the kids are learning english in school so they love practicing with us as well as helping us with our spanish. The mother is a great cook and we started off the day with some of the national breakfast, Gallo Pinto, beans and rice mixed together, some scrambled eggs, and some delicious fresh pineapple (not acidic at all which makes me so happy cause I love pineapple but usually can´t eat much because it upsets my stomach), papaya, and fried plantians. We already love the family and our accomodations are more than expected. The house is on the top of a hill and over looks the valley, it is so beautiful! I have my own room with my own bathroom even!!! The school is less than a mile away so it is perfect for walking. It is going to be a few weeks packed with mornings spanish language classes and afternoons of social work speakers and discussions as well as some field trips and excursions.

I am already falling in love with this country and can´t wait to get to know the people more and explore the culture, language, country, and have a memorable experience!!!