In case you haven't heard, I arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica this morning at about 11 AM local time! I thought it would be a good and efficient way to keep track of my journey here if I try to blog/journal everyday, especially today being my first! I think I'm going to do a bit of a bullet-type synopsis and add more details when necessary, and don't spell check my work because I'm typing on an iPad... Hello carpal tunnel!
Well this morning I woke up at 3 am after staying up until 1:30 watching Kristen Wiig's SNL comeback last night, which solicited what I'm sure was the most unattractive sight ever of me face down on an airplane tray table just trying to stay alive.
After a brief layover in Houston, we made our way to Central America and then took a shuttle to ILISA- our school for the next 3 weeks. Standing outside the school were our families, holding cute little signs with our names on them! I along with another Butler student, Katie are living in a beautiful house (pictures will come) with Gustavo and Sandra and their daughter, Luisa, who lives in a connected apartment in the back yard.
Our host family has been instructed to speak solely in Spanish with us, but with a pretty significant language barrier, Gustavo told us he's ok with some Spanglish. Thank The Lord!
We enjoyed a small meal after having a tour of the house, but it was very quiet and kind of awkward. I feel like I have so many things I want to ask and say but I just don't have all the words I need to do it. While that has been a bit frustrating this evening, I will say that I have done significantly better communicating with Gustavo and Sandra than I expected and I'm proud of myself for that!
I took a little siesta after lunch, then drowned my first GIANT spider in a quick shower before watching How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in Spanish with Sandra and Katie.
For a light dinner Luisa and her husband (whose name escapes me at the moment) came over and we had delicious tomato, pesto, and mozzarella sandwiches! Yum!
Even though it is only 9:00 here, I am ready for bed to getup for a 7:30 wake up call! I know this post is brief and not necessarily up to my usual caliber, but I promise there will be many more interesting and fabulous posts to come!
Hasta mañana!
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