¡Mi familia nueva!

Ever since I was accepted to the High School Program in Costa Rica, I've been waiting.  Waiting for something, anything, to happen that would make this experience feel real, like I'll really be living in Costa Rica.  Without knowing where I would be living and with whom, it still felt a little bit like a dream.  Something that was happening in a movie I was watching or a book I was reading, but certainly not something I would be doing.  

But now, finally.... I have my HOST FAMILY!  This is exactly what I've been waiting for!  It all started two days ago when I received an email from a certain "angie marin sanchez." The subject was "Costa Rica," so it had my attention right away.  The email read:  Hola es un agrado compartir contigo, estamos esperando que llegues para asi compartir muchas actividades. Y cual es tu nombre y cuales son tus actividades?  Just those two little sentences, and yet I was so excited!  I translated it to mean:  Hi it's a pleasure to share with you, we are hoping that you arrive to share a lot of activities. And what's your name, and what activities do you do.  My translation might sound slightly awkward, but I was just so excited that I could understand it!

I quickly responded, telling her (with a little help form google translate) my name, some things I like to do, I can't wait to meet her, and I'm so excited for my exchange.  I friended her on facebook and, only a couple hours later, she accepted!  Seeing that she was online, I messaged her right away, and we totally had a conversation in Spanish!  I saw on her profile that she lives in Santiago de Puriscal, San Jose, Costa Rica.  It's in the mountains, about an hour from the capital and an hour from the Pacific Coast.  She has a husband and a baby named Melany.  I'm still waiting for the official email from AFS that will give me all the details of my placement, but that should be very soon.  Expect to hear all about mi familia nueva shortly!