RCOE International Student Teaching Spring 08

It has now been a week since we’ve arrived here in Nicoya and so much has happened! It feels like we’ve been here so much longer because I’m used to the daily routine! Working at San Ambrosia is so different from US schools but so exciting. It’s so funny to hear “Teacher,… Teacher” all the time. That is what the students call us. During the lunch period, Torrey and I play basketball with our sixth graders. We started that last Tuesday and will probably keep doing it until we leave. There is a lady who cooks all of the food at San Ambrosia, and it is DELICIOUS!

At the end of last week, the fourth grade class made models of the Solar System. The students were split into five groups and then colored the planets and posted them on poster board. They really seemed to enjoy doing this.

Friday was my favorite day! The whole school had Field Day! It was basically “Track and Field” Day because it was all based around a track meet. The students were really excited about doing this. We, the student teachers, had to do a couple of relays. We won some and lost some! I am glad that we had the chance to take part in this activity.

Karla has a life long friend/ parent at the school/ guy who drives us to school/ big supporter of the English program at San Ambrosia who has a house on Playa Samara. She asked him if we could go there for the weekend and he said yes! So, once Friday afternoon rolled around, we were all headed to the bus station. Karla had to stay in Nicoya until Saturday, but Lauren’s “mom” came with us.

Playa Samara is about an hour bus ride from Nicoya and is a gorgeous beach! Once we arrived there, we walked on the beach to the house. It took us about 30 minutes to find, but once we walked up to the beach, all of our jaws dropped. We were going to be staying literally on the beach! As the weekend went on, we saw lots of horses running on the beach, lots of big waves, and beautiful sunsets. We even saw a couple of bulls running down the beach.

I finally found a perfect spot to hang my hammock, but it took a toll on my body when I was trying to hang it. I had the opportunity to literally slide down a palm tree trunk while doing so! FYI… it wasn’t a pleasant feeling. Torrey and I have decided that Playa Samara is the best beach to run on! I know that we are all grateful for having the chance to come to this beach house!

It’s Monday morning of our second week here and I am excited to see what week two will bring!

*the following pictures are of this past week...