By Christine Roush
Our team had an early start this morning, leaving for the
airport at 4:15 a.m. Even though we were still trying to wake up you could still
feel everyone’s excitement that today was the day we were finally going to
Costa Rica!
We got to CVG a little after they opened and finding breakfast
before we boarded was a bit of a challenge. The airplane to Miami was also very
teenie-weenie for us tall people, but we didn’t complain because, hey, we’re
going to Costa Rica!
The flight to Miami was nice and quick, most likely
because we all slept through it. Thankfully, the plane to Costa Rica was much
larger and more comfortable. Most of the girls didn’t sleep too long on our
final flight being too anxious about the foreign country that awaits us. It was
also hard for us to keep our eyes away from the windows because the views of
the ocean and the sky were too captivating.

The first
order of business was to drop our things off at the hotel and then find some
lunch. We were all extremely hungry. Our lovely guides, Paul and Silvia, walked
us over to the Multiplaza, which is walking distance from our hotel. We were
all shocked how Americanized the mall was from their stores to their food
options.
We had our first multicultural experience ordering food. Trying to
explain what we wanted to eat and trying to figure out the cost in
American dollars was a little complicated but we were all able to get through
it. Courtney, Becca, Kasey, and I had an interesting time as well exchanging
our dollars into colones, the currency for Costa Rica. Fortunately the security
man for the bank was able to help us figure out the process even though he didn’t
know any English. Becca had a little trouble dealing with a teller because they
didn’t know much English either so the manager had to be involved.
In the end we all got our colones, which are very colorful and pretty I have to add. The team didn’t stay out too long at the Multiplaza because we were all very exhausted from traveling and we had a game later! Our first travel day has been quite an adventure already and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the trip has in store!

In the end we all got our colones, which are very colorful and pretty I have to add. The team didn’t stay out too long at the Multiplaza because we were all very exhausted from traveling and we had a game later! Our first travel day has been quite an adventure already and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the trip has in store!
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