Day 1 San Ramon, Costa Rica

Well I made it! It was an early start to the day. I got up around 2:30 a.m. and am still going strong. Of course I napped on the plane. Hao, John, and I are pretty good travelers with all the gear kids come with. The car seats and strollers seemed like a piece of cake this time. It was the darn infant ticket that was the pain in the butt.

So I was dropped off at my house which is in the heart of the city.

Here is the front of my house. The car parks behind the blue gate and the door is to the right.

It is a tri level home. I have my own bedroom and bathroom. My mama and papa do not speak any English so communication has been minimal. I was shown my room and given a tour and then my mama cooked lunch for me. I had fish, rice, tomato and lettuce salad, and lemonade. It was delicious.

Then I pulled out my picture dictionary and we tried to talk a bit. I know she has three grown children and two grandchildren. Her oldest son lives in NY and her youngest son is a student in the university here. I am not so sure where her daughter lives. I have access to internet! So I´ll update regularly.
Mama whose name I cannot pronounce so that is what I call her showed me family pictures. I unpacked. How nice to be in one place! Then her husband came home with his brother and now everyone is watching the world cup. I´m off to see a movie in a bit. We´ll see what I get out of that. I will also get my schedule for the next 10 days.
Tomorrow, my first day of class I will be skipping. I am off to go on a hike and canopy tour in a different cloud forest. My guide said to eat a big breakfast and sleep well. Sounds like an adventure! Here is school but I'm skipping!

More later...