La Familia

Apparently, I forgot to talk about who I will be living with. Oops! I will be living with a family of four. I have a host father, mother, older brother who is 21, and sister who is 17. I have a feeling that this is going to be great. Some foreign exchange students have problems with their host families, and decide to switch and live with someone else, but I am not too worried about this happening to me. I have a bit of information on the characteristics of the people who I will be living with, and they sound awesome. They like to travel, and seem to be really active, so I am sure that I will have a great time with them. They are also Christian. I consider myself very lucky to be living with a Christian family, and am thrilled to meet them in a month. I leave on July 16th, and will get into Costa Rica on the 17th. At that point, I have a two day orientation, and I will meet my family on the 19th, and move in. I don't think that the words thrilled, excited, etc. can even begin to cover this. Of course, I will miss my friends and family, but I feel like God is leading me to go here, and so I go. I would like to say a big thank you to all of the people who are helping me to get to Costa Rica, and for all of the people who are praying for me while I am down there. 

Frequently Asked Questions

How long are you going for?

Eleven months.

Are your parents going with you?

Umm, not that I know of.

Are you scared?

Not yet. Ask me right before I leave.

Will your family speak English?

I don't know yet, but I will find out when I get there.

Will your family speak Costa Rican?

They will speak Spanish, if that's what you mean.

Are you going to go to school there?

Yes. It's part of the foreign exchange student experience, especially the student part. =)

Aren't you going to miss your friends and family?

Yes. Very, very much.

When do you leave?

Somewhere around the 15th of July. 

Tilaran, Costa Rica

This is the area where I will be living. I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am. The land is so beautiful, I am not going to want to leave! I'm lucky enough to be living next to a lake, a rainforest, and a volcano. Well, truth be told, I am  bit nervous about the volcano, it's one of the most active in the world. However, I figure since it's constantly spewing out lava, it's already venting, and probably won't erupt. I leave in a month and a half. It's crazy to think that I have to start packing and getting plane tickets soon. I'm a bit nervous about leaving for a year, but I am more happy than anything else.