We spend the first day at the airport with our CINCEL sign, waiting for the singles and families to come through customs. Some have 20 bags, some have 3. It all depends on how long they will live in Costa Rica and how many people are in the family. It is so exciting. If they don't have any Spanish, their senses are on full alert as the taxista's are screaming out TAXI, TAXI....then they see Denn and me holding the sign. Relief! We get their bags in the van or our car and zoom our way to their new home. It is so very wonderful. We love this position!
When they arrive at the school, their big brother gets them acclimated into their apartment, have their meal prepared and basically answer all those initial questions!
The next day is Orientation and their oral exam to see where they are in conversational Spanish. By the time they arrive in CINCEL they have already taken their written Spanish exam online and when they arrive it is already graded. So many details. Then in the afternoon we take them for their first walk to the grocery store. We have started a new tradition, a first night cookout! Fun!
The next day they have a tour to get on the bus, pay their toll, stroll through San Jose, find the major places they will need and really get their barings on directions.
On their first Saturday the students take them for their first feria run. The outdoor market for fruits and veggies. Sunday is church and usually when it really hits....I can't understand a thing they are saying!
Monday morning always begins with AGTS and their first missiology course on CINCEL's campus. The next week they start their Spanish classes every day. As I write this blog everyone is settled in and comfortable, ready to learn.
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