I'm here!

Well, I decided it might be time to start a blog....which is strange, because I'm not much of a blogger, but I'm also not much for the keeping in touch with people...not a good quality. I thought this way people can read about my life and send me emails if they feel so called or leave me messages on here...hopefully this will help me to stay in touch with all you fine people.

Anyway...for those of you who don't know....here I am in Moravia, Costa Rica - a suburb of San Jose. I'm here with 4 other volunteers from the United States with a program called FrancisCorps. It's a great program, and my housemates are fabulous. We got here a little less than a month ago, and I've just been adjusting to my new surroundings and getting settled in my new job. I'm working at a place called Casa Maria, both in a boarding school for girls (teaching English and mentoring) and at a daycare for children from 1-5 years old. It's taking a lot of getting used to, and I think I finally am figuring out what the heck I'm doing at both of those places. My biggest challenge so far has actually been my Spanish....it turns out that I am quite out of practice. I am improving quickly, but I also am frustrated that I cannot communicate nearly as well as I hoped I would be able to.

Well, that's all for my first entry....I am getting ready to go to some dance classes soon. That should be interesting for everyone involved....wish me luck!