Well, it's been a week as of today, and so far it has been wonderful and interesting. The first 4 days here we traveled around and went to Monteverde and Malpais. It was so great to travel together and everything was so beautiful. We met some really interesting people and had some excellent adventures.
We arrived into Nicoya Sunday and continued to have our interesting adventures! I´ll just say that we are familiar with the local police! Don´t worry, we did not do anything illegal, we just needed some directional guidance which resulted in an escort!
I met my family Sunday night and immediately fell it love with them. They are a beautiful and welcoming family. I live with my mom and dad and then a 12 year old sister and my 9 year old brother. They speak very little English and I speak very little Spanish so it has been interesting. It gets better every day, though. I am sharing a room with my sister and becoming completely spoiled by my mom's amazing cooking. My mom teaches the local spin classes, and I have been going to them and she is definitely outdoing me!
It is really hard at times living with strangers that I can barely communicate with. It is a very lonely feeling at times. I do not feel like a stranger, though, and they are absolutely incredible and we actually have a whole lot in common.
As for the school, it is very much like I expected. I am teaching 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. The younger grades are much more wild but all of the students are wonderful. they are so respectful and excited to be in school. That is the biggest difference between them and my American students. We have started to get to know the students and work with them in some fun ways. We are traveling this weekend, and I am really excited for that! Overall, the past week has been intimidating, scary, but wonderful. I am excited to see what happens next.
