Pura Vida!

So, we have now been here for 4 hours. It feels like much longer than that already, but in a good way! The plane ride was not bad at all, and I absolutely love being in the same time zone. Our hotel is great- apartment style buildings. Right now we have the doors open and are enjoying the nice breeze of a possible storm coming in. Oh, and we can see the sunset from our windows. :)

The weather here is AMAZING! I got a little warm earlier, but the air feels so nice. I am definitely going to like it here! After we got slightly settled in, we went exploring. After getting directions (only a couple of us know spanish- and not the best) multiple times, we made it to the bus stop which we would take to get to the "strip." Near the bus stop, some of us stopped at a small stand in a building and got empanadas, since most of us hadn't eaten since 9 am. They were delicious! The others missed out and headed to the supermarket. We met up with them with plenty of time to spare.

It is funny- at the supermarket everything was pretty much the same. I guess I just expect it to be like China where you have to guess what everything is. I also keep thinking in Chinese. This shall be interesting!

After the supermarket, we realized we couldn't go the same way because there was a funeral march. We went out of the way (led by a guy who chose the wrong way, haha) and ended up finding the cemetery that the people were heading to. This was no normal funeral march. The street was packed with people and following a station wagon. I have never seen this many people heading to a funeral before; it seems like the community is probably really strong here.

That is my update for now! I am having a great time!