Arrival

I am in San Jose! The flights turned out to be uneventful, and short, it only took 3.5 hrs from Atlanta to San Jose. I am pretty sure that the time zone down here is still central so that will make the sleeping transition easy atleast. The city is really busy and the traffic was terrible, I am hoping that the air will be alot better where i am going. If it isn´t its probably a really good thing I got three inhalers because it is smoggy in San Jose. The taxi drivers did try to get me to go with them, but once I told them no, and that I was waiting for a Company they were extremely helpful in getting me in contact with the driver. I only had to wait outside the airport for an hour (which im thinking isn´t too bad by Costa Rican standards). The hotel is nice, swimming pool, restuarant, my own bed. There don´t seem to be too many people styaing here, i have only seen about five so far and they all are speaking german to each other (I might have to dust off that high school knowledge, if its still in my head somewhere). I guess the big thing here is the Mexico/Costa Rica world cup qualifier that is being played in San Jose this Saturday, there are vendors everywhere selling flags and jerseys. There was even a van that kept driving around the airport while I was waiting that, from what I was gather was saying nasty things about mexico and their soccer team(to great applause and laughter from the taxi drivers). I am having trouble getting Colones from the ATM´s even though I called Wells Fargo and told them that I would be down here. They did provide me with an in-country hotline number, but i cant dial it fom a pay phone(the only kind in the hotel) and now I only have 5 dollars left. Im hoping that will get me thorugh to tommorow when I have my orientation, when I can hopefully get some help with accessing my bank account. Now its time to lounge by the pool and try not to think about how I have no money and am starving, at least the weathers nice...