MY FAVORITES!

Hi. Ok, wow this past week has been the craziest, most whirl-wind kind of week. Also, my spelling is terrible, so bear with me :)

I MADE IT TO COSTA RICA! YAY! I'm in an area called Grecia. It´s about two hours by bus outside of San Jose. Our area is pretty big, and we have to take a bus to spend days in other cities that are about 20 minutes away. It rains here everyday around 2 or 3, and honestly it makes me want to just curl up in my bed and watch a movie, but I will get used to it :)

My COMP: Hermana Henao. She's from Columbia, and doesn't speak any English, so communicating has been quite the challenge. She's super kind and loving, and helps me a TON. She does most of the talking in our lessons, but she lets me talk whenever I want, which is SO helpful. We have a lot of laughs, even though we can't communicate. :)

So, here in Costa Rica, every woman kisses each other on the cheek as a greeting and as a goodbye. It's super different than I'm used to, so the first time it happened I was SO freaked out! But everyone here is so loving. If we go in for a lesson, and ask for some water, they will give us some cookies and fresa (a strawberry drink)

I'm definitely still in culture shock! I cry everyday. In our first companion study, I cried my eyes out. I cry myself to sleep and while we are walking. It's normal :) The showers here a FREEEEEEZZING, but I'm slowly getting used to it!

Pray for me! I need all the help I can get. I love you all. Thank you for all the support and prayers so far, it means the world to me!!! Know that a missionary in Costa Rica is always thinking about you all and praying for you :)

Con mucho amor
Hermana Hansen

Hermans Henao and Hansen