They´re HEREEEEEEE!

WE ARE ALL SAFE AND SOUND AND HAPPY TO BE HERE!!!! NO WORRIES!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS! WE LOVE YOU ALL. We had a fairly stress-free and easy flight. Description of the hostel: "There´s a TV! This is, like, nice." --Emily Martin
WARNING: The following is an overexhaggerated and somewhat sarcastic mock letter to an imaginary family..not that I don´t have a real family...because I do!

Dear Mom, Dad, and the cat,
So far, there has only been one death on the trip. I would say that´s successful, wouldn´t you?? May he rest in peace, poor mosquito. He really had it coming, though. Anyway, it was a long flight, lots of sitting. I had no idea that could be so exhausting! Blame it on the turbulence. Anywho, we arrived safely in Guatemala, it was gorgeous..the airport, that is. After an hour of sitting and an hour of delays (more sitting) we finally departed to back to L.A...what a fun trip! I am a changed person. Just kidding! Fooled you guys...you´re so gullible..did you know that baggage spells gullible backwards? (it actually doesn´t...awkward.) After another sleepless two-hour flight this morning, we finally landed at 10:30 in San Jose, Costa Rica. We had some close calls in immigration...I probably shouldn´t have brought the baby. Oh well! And who would´ve thought that customs and bagggage claim would´ve been so exhilirating. A bunch of us had to carry these giant hundred-pound tubs full of VBS-type supplies. But with a lot of teamwork, 12 bins, 40 people, 40 pieces of luggage, and an infant child sleepily made it to the Hostel Tocuma and it is wonderful! We had lunch at KFC to get the real Costa Rica experience. That about sums it up. We are all really tired, but happy to be here! Thank you so much for helping me get here!!!
Love,

Your beautiful, responsible, charimatic, friendly, patient, witty, kind, brilliant, and Christlike (dare I say Christlike?? I say Christlike) daughter.