HERE!

Made it here safely and there are a good number of stories I’m sure I could share, but just wanted to let you know that I’m here.

I arrived to my friend’s home late Friday night my time and slept through most of the night—which is pretty impressive since it was daytime according to my internal clock :) Then Saturday was a restful day here at the house. We had pancakes for breakfast and just hung out, went to the store, and had dinner with friends. I was also able to unload the fun stuff I brought over from grandparents and the store.

So far today I woke up REALLY early—5:15, no alarm :) and went and watched friends finish their ½ marathon and 10k. It was exciting and MUGGY! But we got to see a beautiful sunrise and the ocean from a distance. After the race was over we went to the pool and I got local food for lunch. I’m SO lucky that I’m somewhere with PLENTY of SPICY food!

Tomorrow I’ll start language classes and have an intensive week with that as well as some orientation to the culture here!