I have finally arrived. The whole process of getting here was just one adventure in what I'm sure will be a long list of adventures. Finding out the night before my flight left, that it actually departed about 7 and a half hours earlier than I originally thought. The security officer who found a pocketknife I had accidentally left in my carry-on bag from a previous trip. Fortunately the flights left on time and had no trouble.
It is gorgeous here in Costa Rica and I don't think it will ever sink in that I'm actually here and that I'm planning to stay for an entire year.
It's a little intimidating just in the time I've been here to realize that its going to take a long time to get comfortable with the culture and learning the language. It's not going to come as easily as I thought it might and certainly not as soon as I had hoped. But its an adventure.
I look forward to meeting the other interns and getting to know them and all of the ropes that go with helping out at Pura Vida. I've been told by DeLynn and Gloria that I'm more outgoing than the other interns, and I don't really see myself as an outgoing person. I think I'm even going to get to learn to drive stick-shift and to drive on the crazy streets of Costa Rica.
Prayer requests:
-Quick adjustment for me
-Confidence to be able to try (and in the process make a fool of myself) while I learn the language
-Union among all of the staff at Pura Vida
-The other students I will be in language school with
No comments:
Post a Comment