Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Our Costa Rican Familia

We received an email over the weekend to inform us of who we will be living with once we get to CISA.  This is the information we received about our host family:

"The Artavia-Mata family consists of the parents, Samia (35 yrs. old), Freddy (35 yrs. old), and their two children.  Their daughter is named "Jimena."  She is 13 years old and is in grade 8.  She enjoys typical young teen things such as doing her hair and being with friends.  Their son is named "Jose Pablo."  He is 12 years old and is in grade 6.  He enjoys playing video games and skateboarding.  He also likes to play soccer.

Samia is a seamstress and works from home.  From Friday to Sunday she works at her parents' restaurant.  She enjoys doing exercises, going swimming, running and cooking.  She always enjoys talking and spending time with her kids!

Her husband Freddy works as an inspector for Costa Rica's electricity company, "ICE."  He works during the day and is home in the evenings.  In his spare time, he enjoys exercising, playing soccer and spending time with his family.

Their house is located across from the "plaza" - the town's soccer field.  It is located about 15 min walking distance from CISA.  It is in a very safe and quiet neighborhood."

This is a picture of Samia and Jimena in front of their house... our new house starting Sept. 28!!!

We are so excited to meet our new "familia" and Eddie is THRILLED about the soccer field being across the street!!!  This email alone made our upcoming adventure seem a bit more real to me.  I am working on repeating their names over and over in my head so that I can at least remember them.

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