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Our First Emergency

After grocery shopping on Friday evening Tyler informed us that he was bored and needed to see if his friend Josiah was at Parque Copa. As I walked out the...

A week of funnies...

As a reflected over the past week I wanted to share some things that I found humorous or odd. 1: The kids had McDonalds for the first time here (yes,...

The Challenge of Food

We have been here for about three weeks (I think) and the challenges are getting a little easier. Today, Emma had a doctor’s appointment to get her second round of...

Encouragement for the kids

I have never been so thankful for compassionate children as I have been this week. I watched Tyler’s first soccer practice on Tuesday wondering if it would be frustrating for...

Language School Orientation

After 7.5 miles and 45 flights of stairs our first week of orientation is finished. Our walk to school begins at about 7 in the morning and is about half...

First Days in Costa Rica

We have finally arrived. For over two years we have been anticipating this day. Only a few days ago we could only imagine what it would be like here, and...