hola!

Heyy everyone
I made it safely to Costa Rica and am super happy to be here.
My first flight was from Vancouver to Phoenix.. and I met a nice older man on the plane and he gave me a memory stick thing and let me download movies and music off it onto my laptop, and we talked the whole way there which was really nice and I felt super comfortable. When we landed a nice lady who was also on my flight helped me find my gate for my next flight, so I was well taken care of. From Phoenix to Houston.. I sat beside this couple who made out the entire flight.. so that was awkward and I just went to sleep. When I got to Houston.. I almost cried. The airport is humongous and I had a total of 15 mins to get to my gate to start boarding.. so that was hectic, but I made it, and from Houston to San Jose there was a super awesome couple sitting with me and we talked the majority of the way. When I got to San Jose I went to find my suitcase from the baggage claim.... and I waited and waited.. but guess what! They lost it! Yayy.. no luggage. So I made a claim and then walked out the door where Kellie O´Connel was waiting for me. She brought me to her house and I went to bed after we talked for a bit.. and in the morning their water didn´t work.. so no shower for me, but I can live without a shower for a day. Anyways.
She did orientation with me and then we went to the airport to pick up Meaghan and I got my luggage.. but guess what! They lost Meaghan´s luggage to. I swear.. the stupidity of some people. I am not really sure how they lose luggage. But anyways. We picked up Meaghan and then drove to our host families house, and they are great. I stayed with them a year ago, so seeing them is awesome. My spanish isn´t as bad as I thought it was going to be.. but I definitely managed to screw up and tell my host father (don angel referred to from now on) that I think his hair is pretty. Woops.
We went for a nice walk and got to try choco bananas.. which is a frozen banana covered in chocolate with custard powder.. so good.

A couple things that will take getting used to.. everytime you meet someone you give a ¨kiss¨ where you touch your cheeks together and make a smooching sound.. everytime you meet someone.
There is no hot water whatsoever for showers.. it´s freezing cold.. which would be nice in the afternoon or evening.. but all Costa Ricans shower in the morning.. and if you don´t you are seen as.. gross?
Things I love.. the language! I am so pumped to get better at spanish! Beautiful language.
The food! MMMm rice and beans from breakfast lunch and dinner. I am aware that this doesn´t sound overly appetizing, but it really is. They make it different everytime, and we get to eat plantains and different fruit juice smoothie things.. so good.
Anyways.. that´s all for now!
Keep praying for me please! I really appreciate it. If I didn´t know God was taking care of me I probably would´ve cried multiple times in the last two days, but I know he is good and has a plan for me here, and I am so excited to see him work!

xo
Jaclyn