We're finally here!

Yesterday (July 29th) we landed in Santiago, Dominican Republic. We were so excited when we found all of our luggage to have arrived with us and customs to be quite simple. However, the second we stepped out of the airport we were hit with what would be a big part of our life for the next two years. What is this you may ask? The HEAT!!!! Yes, it is so hot here. We never quite expected this kind of heat, but I think we are going to make it. All we need to do is drink 2 gallons of water a day, have 10 fans running in the house at all times and take four showers a day. Haha! That is a bit of a stretch, but it really is very hot.
We arrived in Santiago at about 9:30 p.m. so we were not really able to see much of the city at first. We were taken straight to our apartment and let off of our leash. We didn't know quite were to start so we decided that the first thing we should do was to call our parents and let them know that we made it safely. I moved the couch in search of an outlet to plug our phone in, when what to my wandering eyes did appear; a gecko so transparent and clear. He told us that if we left him alone that he would eat our mosquito's for us, so we agreed and left him alone. Our night ended with a bit of unpacking and a lot of sweating.