Arrival

I have officially arrived in Costa Rica!!!!! Aside from being very tired from the journey yesterday really fun. I was picked up from the airport by my host mother Doris and father Santos. They are both very nice and easy to talk to. I haven't gotten a chance to talk to my host brothers much yet but they seem really great. The first thing we did when I got off the plane was to stop at Super Smart which is literally a Costco. It was eerily familiar even though all of the merchandise was different. After stopping at the store we went back to my host families house to have afternoon coffee. I have never really liked coffee but Costa Rican coffee is amazing. I drink mine with half milk half coffe and it tastes like chocolate so I am very excited about that. My host family really likes the sound of some english words which is funny to me. In spanish animal sounds are slightly different so roosters say tic-a-tee instead of cock-a-doodle-doo so when I explained that to them they honestly laughed for 5 straight minutes while attempting to say it. It seems to be a new favorite because every time I meet someone new in their family they turn to me and say "Emily make the rooster noise" only they say it in Spanish. So far I have met most of the extended family, last night we went to one of their sisters houses to watch their 4 year old play with his new roller skates. My host family doesn't seem to want to call me Emma, when I told them that I went by it they looked at me funny and kept calling me Emily. I think nicknames work differently than they do in the US maybe? I really don't mind going by Emily here so thats ok.
             This morning I woke up for more coffee and then met Doris' sister and sister in law who were playing with parrots in the garden. It did not want to be on my shoulder but they live in the trees so I will have time to befriend one during my stay here. I think in an hour I will be attending mass and then going to get "crepas" for lunch. From what I understand crepas are not in anyway related to crepes and involve rice and beans which is not shocking.
           This post is pretty scattered but so is my life right now so to recap, I have been to a Costco, had really really good coffee twice, I am living in a tropical paradise and there are very pretty birds in the mandarain trees.