I made it! After an entire day spent en route, it feels strange that I ended up only about 6 or 7 hours away by plane, and in the exact same timezone! But after sleeping almost 10 hours and finishing all my unpacking, I'm beginning to settle in. My host family is very nice - a friendly older couple - and I've already met their grown son, daughter, and the dog. Now: I wait. I have a couple days to get the hang of things before orientation at the school on Friday.
What I've seen so far is beautiful! I'm living close to the airport - which sure was convenient coming in so late last night - in a pretty neighborhood of white stucco houses with wrought iron gates (pictures to follow!). The garden is gorgeous and very tropical-looking. The dog, Jack, is adorable, and Pilar and Fernando (host mom and dad) couldn't be sweeter.
I'm doing better than I thought with Spanish. My vocabulary is seriously suffering, but some of it is starting to come back. And I have periods where I can intentionally direct my thought process in Spanish, but then when I let my mind wander, it sounds like some bizarre combination of the two - something like miaodobaweid;jkgjebw... So that's still transitioning. Otherwise, things are great! Looking forward to the gorgeous (hott!) weather and avoiding the chilliness soon arriving back home.
So for now, I'm settling in and enthusiastically awaiting the next steps!
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