We've Landed!

Okay.. we’re here. San Pedro, a small suburb of the Capital, San Jose, Costa Rica.

We were delayed a week due to Hurricane Isabelle.

First, It should be noted that Myles was a star traveler today. Even with a 4am wake up call, he stepped up and kept things relatively calm for the travels. He slept on the plane for over an hour. The first flight was less than an hour, we had a three hour layover, and the second flight was 3 and half hours, so that’s really not a bad travel day… minus the 4 am alarm clock.

Linda, the Language school director, picked us up from the airport and thankfully had a car big enough to fit all of our luggage and gear. She brought us back to our new home (for the next 90 days) and helped settle us in a bit, She then took Morgan to the grocery store to pick up enough food to get us through the next few days. Unfortunately, he left the bag that had the fish (tonight’s dinner). He walked back to the store with a couple of phrases but they didn't have it. Turns out it was in Linda's car.

Our new home is perfect! Big enough for us, plus our live-in nanny. Yes we have a nanny for four weeks when Morgan and I go to Language School. Lucky… I know. The place is clean, warm, and will be great. As I type right now, Myles is checking out every door, drawer, lock, and gadget.

We met our neighbor/landlord, Maritza. She was really friendly. I understood about 70% of what she was saying, which I think is a strong start to learning a new language. I was a bit surprised how much I understood being that I haven’t really been around the language on a consistent basis for 2 years.

Maritza lives with her daughter and two children who are 5 and 9. Maybe some good playmates for Myles?

Tomorrow we plan to get out early and check out our neighborhood. Linda says it’s beautiful in the mornings and then rains like crazy in the afternoons. So we’ll have to scope a few things out before the downpour.