First 2 days

I must say that our travels were quite smooth, gracias a Dios. There were no problems in the airport (other than me almost forgetting my carryon), no delays, no need for running through the airport. When we arrived in San Jose however, we found out that they sent the busses to the other airport! A quick call to our director (who happened to be in the same airport at the exact same time!) got us a bus within the hour. We made great time to Samara, met our host families, and headed off to eat and sleep after a LONG day of travel. Day 2 also started off a bit early with our placement tests at 7am. We each had to talk with a teacher and then we were placed into groups to start school at 8. With 2 15 minute breaks during the morning, 4 hours doesn't seem so bad :) After classes, we had orientation where we learned a little more about the school and the town. Then we went off to lunch before heading to surf lessons! We had a lesson on the beach where we learned the name of the parts of the board, techniques, and steps to surfing. After a practice of the techniques on land, we were off to the water to actually surf! I put pictures of most of the students surfing on Facebook but I apologize if I didn't get everyone :( After surfing we broke off to go explore the town and then head back to our host familie' houses for the night. Tomorrow is kayaking in the morning (the company will take some pictures so I won't get those uploaded for a while) and then classes in the afternoon with a tentative beach bonfire at night. The weather has been pretty great so far. It is currently raining as I sit in the comfort of a hammock swing and it trained while we were surfing. Other than a few other little drizzles, it's been pleasant. Hot and sticky, but pleasant. Look for more updates tomorrow or Wednesday!