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Um I lost my voice...

So some may describe me as obnoxious, I would say enthusiastic. However, as I have been telling everyone here, my voice must have missed the connecting flight between Atlanta and Costa Rica. God certainly does test people and I am trying to find the right answer here. I started feeling a little sick before leaving home but I ignored it. Now I have a cold that is reducing my voice to a small squeak or whisper. Sounds like I've been chain smoking since I was about five. I swear fellow GAP students this is not my normal. But I am already learning to better sit back and listen and even though I am learning from this experience I would ask that everyone would be praying that I would start feeling better and that I could get my voice back!
Now for our trip udate: Our flight was great, and we had almost no delays and actually got to CR a little early. Because Lydia is on crutches we also had a wheelchair and airport staff to help us every part of the trip! Praise Jesus!
Also Lydia is good to ditch her crutches tomorrow and just wear her boot.
So the GAP cordinator and an intern picked up four of us at the airport and we had our first drive through town to the Villa. It was about 9pm here, 11pm in NY. We desperately wanted to eat, take showers, and sleep simultaneously but we also wanted to meet the other 25 GAP students that were already here. So we did what we could and headed to bed. Today was our first full day, Wednesday August 26th. We started the day with breakfast, then we had a group meeting to go over house rules, and then... we spent some time learning self-defense. So parents, family, friends, let it be known, our first day in CR was spent learning how to defend ourselves. Then we went out to explore a little to walk around town and tonight we had a bonfire. Already I have loved taking time first to learn each others names and then working to get to know each other. A lot of the time our first questions to each are where are you from and how did you find out about the program. I am enjoying meeting these guys and starting to really connect with them.
For me though it still doesn't seem real or permanent. I'm wondering when it's going to hit me that I'm not going home in 10 days like I have for all of my other trips but that it will be four months and then another four months.
Spanish and bible classes will start next week and by Saturday we will know what ministry or ministries we will be involved in.
Just so you know our wifi is limited so some things might be written and posted late and I might not be able to post often. But I enjoy sharing my story so thanks for reading! Prayers are greatly appreciated for our entire GAP team and for myself! Updates to come.
Love has no borders,
- Rachel Martha

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