The first two days
Sunday
A 3:00AM meet time at the airport and waiting around for TSA and check-in counters to open, we had smooth sailing to Atlanta. Once we got to Atlanta we rode the Air Train to find out next gate and get breakfast. After a gate change and a delay (we had to wait for a flight attendant to land), we hopped on our flight to Liberia. I'm so thankful for a smooth layover! On our descent our pilot pointed out the volcano in Lake Managua in Nicaragua. When we finally got through immigration and customs, we stepped outside and were greeted by a wall of heat and humidity. Personally, I was pretty instantly sopping wet. We ate lunch around 3 and finally got to Samara around 6 (after taking a wrong turn) to meet our Mama Ticas and head to our homes to get settled in and sleep.
Monday
We had to get to school by 7 for a one-on-one placement test. There are so many students this week! We got placed in our groups and had class from 8-12, with 2 breaks. After school, we headed to the bank to get money and then we ate at Frank's, a bar restaurant not far from the school (really, nothing is far from school!) The students found out how long lunch takes! (Over an hour, in case you were curious.) They are currently making traditional Costa Rican bracelet in our artesania class. Some are pros at it and others...are struggling a bit :) We are trying to acclimate to the weather. It's 85, feels like 97 with 85% humidity, so we feel gross but will hopefully get used to it! Thankfully our classrooms have air conditioning and we can sometimes feel a breeze in the shade. After this, we have some free time to explore the beach and the town before supper with our families and then back to the school for a movie night. Tomorrow we get to sleep in a little and then go surfing! ¡Hasta luego!
A 3:00AM meet time at the airport and waiting around for TSA and check-in counters to open, we had smooth sailing to Atlanta. Once we got to Atlanta we rode the Air Train to find out next gate and get breakfast. After a gate change and a delay (we had to wait for a flight attendant to land), we hopped on our flight to Liberia. I'm so thankful for a smooth layover! On our descent our pilot pointed out the volcano in Lake Managua in Nicaragua. When we finally got through immigration and customs, we stepped outside and were greeted by a wall of heat and humidity. Personally, I was pretty instantly sopping wet. We ate lunch around 3 and finally got to Samara around 6 (after taking a wrong turn) to meet our Mama Ticas and head to our homes to get settled in and sleep.
Monday
We had to get to school by 7 for a one-on-one placement test. There are so many students this week! We got placed in our groups and had class from 8-12, with 2 breaks. After school, we headed to the bank to get money and then we ate at Frank's, a bar restaurant not far from the school (really, nothing is far from school!) The students found out how long lunch takes! (Over an hour, in case you were curious.) They are currently making traditional Costa Rican bracelet in our artesania class. Some are pros at it and others...are struggling a bit :) We are trying to acclimate to the weather. It's 85, feels like 97 with 85% humidity, so we feel gross but will hopefully get used to it! Thankfully our classrooms have air conditioning and we can sometimes feel a breeze in the shade. After this, we have some free time to explore the beach and the town before supper with our families and then back to the school for a movie night. Tomorrow we get to sleep in a little and then go surfing! ¡Hasta luego!
Our group
Just outside the school gate
Our school
Some arts and crafts fun!
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