We have arrived!

We made it! October 15^th at 11:37am Costa Rica time our plane had landed. We immediately made our way to the end of the line of immigration. That took us about an hour to get through. Lucky for us we had a rather talkative funny older man that was there with his wife. He told us he come down to Costa Rica for cheap dental care...who would have thought?? Everyone at the airport spoke English so it made getting started really easy. We had to take a cab to the bus station...oh and the stories about the driving down here are true! I keep thinking we were going to run over people or side swipe another cab. At one point we weren't in a lane, we were actually in between two lanes of traffic! At the bus stop we had to et bus tickets to Tarrialba, a two hour journey. We had a very nice gentleman behind us in line who didn't speak any English but helped us order our tickets and show us how much money we need to hand the cashier. I can't believe that I didn't think about how car sick I get sometimes. I sure the bus ride out of the city and central valley was beautiful but I was pretty much curled into a ball as the bus weaved around pedestrians and other vehicles on the small winding uneven mountain roads. I kept my head close to the window the entire ride.

Once in Tarrialba we set out to find a taxi with 4WD and another bumpy ride into the mountains. We got a bit lost because there are more than two villages in this area, though each village is only one family or just 2 or 3 families. The roads are all rocky and there are small rivers running through the roads. After asking a few locals for Senora Ginnee we finally made it!!

Ginnee was outside and welcomed us in! She feed us some delicious pumpkin curry soup. After finding out we were vegetarians she was a little disappointed. She told us that they had some negative vegetarian experience, mostly that they usually just eat junk. Jason and I promised to change her mind.

We spent the night opening up to each other and sharing stories.

Ginnee has showed us this amazing video about building beautiful houses out of dirt and a few more very cheap materials. They are call Earth Bag homes. It's incredible. Reminds me of low impact houses. I want to live in a hobbit home. Can I live in a hobbit home??? Please, ok. Not yet, but when I'm ready to have a home.

Today we got to meet some Ticos, Mira, Marcos, and Wayer. They help around the farm to make some extra money. It's great the Ginnee and her husband can provide these jobs for some of their neighbors. I hope to get to know them better and improve my Spanish. By the way, I'm already feeling like I'm picking up on it. I can kinda figure out what some people are talking about if they are speaking slow enough.

Jason and I then explored the farm. We walked down to the river and Ginnee took us on a ride the ...golf cart...thing to the end of the road. She explained to us where some beautiful hikes we could go on and where we could go swimming.

Last night Ginnee pointed out to us the volcano. The lava was flowing down the side of it. It looked like a far away mountain city that was light up from the house. The lava was glowing so brightly. I unfortunatly was unable to capture a picture of it but I will continue to try. Also, the lighting bugs come out after dark (which is at 5pm). So there are little dancing stars in all of the windows.

Ginnee's husband and daughter are in Florida collecting the rest of their possessions. They should be back in the next two weeks. That will be exciting to meet them. Jason and I already feel very welcomed and at home here.