We Made It!!!

As you can see we finally arrived to our long awaited destination... San Jose, Costa Rica. It’s a bit different leaving snow in NC to a tropical region was 80 degrees F is the high with a nice cool breeze and 65 F is the low at night. So we left off with making our flight but we must explain that what happened afterwards... never a dull moment in our lives. So we arrive in Huston, TX for our connecting flight only to meet another DTS student from named Ashley, a quite bubbly schoolteacher from FL. The flight into San Jose was a bit bumpy upon arrival due to "surface gusts" and we pulled in to our terminal only to wait approximately another 2 hours on the plane. Midway through waiting we saw a fire truck pull up with lights on, then another... then another with firemen hopping out putting on there turnout gear and air packs. Soon we were updated by the pilot that we were now in custody of the Costa Rican government. We disembarked the rear of the plane with an escort to waiting bus shuttles. Then we were taken to a holding area where we waited. At this point we still don't know what the heck is going on, but we did end up meeting 2 other DTS students that were on the same flight (5 of us total now together). After about an hour or so, over a loud speaker a gentleman with a spanish accent said that we were allowed to go to customs. It turned out to be a BOMB THREAT! Our flight made national news...There we picked all of our 150lbs of luggage and exited the airport in the crowded sea of taxi drivers and beggars. We recognized our shuttle folks and crammed our suitcases and backpacks into a van and headed to the base. The ride was crazy, weaving in and out of traffic, dodging people and scooters, with horns blaring all the while watching a surreal scene of the sun setting over the mountains with partly cloudy skies. We were received with a warm welcome of many families, small children playing and had dinner of soup and salad. Jen and I were shown our amazing room with over 20 cabinets and a closet for hanging cloths. We settled in and unpacked for the night and crashed into a soundly stuperious sleep.