We've Made It!

Short version: We've made it! We're in Costa Rica!

Long Version: [see below]

This morning started with a big rain storm, as we made it to the Indianapolis airport. Our parents hung out with us for a little bit longer, then we went through security and into our next three months of life. From Indianapolis airport, we took a flight to Houston, TX, then from Houston to San José, Costa Rica.  The first flight was a little rough, since they had to navigate around all the storms, but we made it! We had just enough time to grab our luggage and heft it over to the other side of the airport. When we got to the second terminal, I put my bags down just long enough to take a breath, and the ladies at the desk said that they had already boarded everyone else who had been waiting. So I picked the bags back up and kept moving. 3 months worth of supplies can get pretty heavy, but we're all unpacked now. On that second flight, I got to talk to a Costa Rican guy who owns a small hotel on the Eastern side of the country. It was pretty fun, once we got on that 2nd plane.

When we arrived, we zipped through customs, with the only hiccup was the look on the lady's face when we told her that we were planning on staying for 90 days. After that, everyone went like clockwork. Just outside the airport, we met up with Shelley Webb and her daughter Kayley (Shelley has been the person we've been talking with to coordinate this whole trip. Their Nazarene Missions profile is at http://app.nazarene.org/MissionaryProfiles/profile.jsp?profile=39794, if you'd like to know more about them). Liz hadn't eaten much today, due to the short amount of time between flights, so they took us to Burger King* for a couple cheeseburgers and fries.

After that, they brought us to the Seminary campus, where we are now. The very first thing I did, before I was there five minutes, was accidentally knock the curtain rods off the window, twice, as I tried to open the windows. Liz did an amazing job getting the apartment set up, while I got myself cleaned up from all of the luggage-hauling, then Shelley, Kayley, another missionary and her son took us to grab some supper and to the grocery store to get some food for breakfast. They have all been so helpful. They are wonderful people to be working alongside.

Well, tomorrow, we start up our first class, and get to see Gaby, who has been our Spanish teacher over Skype for the last several months. We're really looking forward to meeting her in person, after having spent all this time talking only over the internet! Heading to bed now, and resting up for a wonderful day tomorrow!

* -- Burger King Spanish Lesson -- "Comer para llevar" (pronounced "co-mare  pa-rah  yeh-var") means that the food is for Carry Out.