(COOL PLACE)
(The woman of the Family.... Maria and her mom)
Well I had many laughs before I left the country early. I made a cake for my family last week and it turned out miserable. I should have taken a picture of it. I used Sprite with the Funfetti mix, but after baking it I realized that I put too much Sprite in! My family still ate it but I felt bad. We all laughed and had a good time, though.
(Teaching in Costa Rica=FUNNY and FUN)
(One of my students)
Another funny experience in Nicoya with my family---
The neighbor's dog ate my underwear literally! In Costa Rica, many people do not dry their clothes with a dryer because they line their clothes up on a line. My clothes were on the line and my underwear happened to fall off and before I could stop the dog, he jumped over to our house and chewed up my underwear. Funny, I know. And, I'm the girl here with the least amount of clothes and under garments.
Also, this week my 8th grade class, which is my FAVORITE learned Amazing Grace. My teacher, Harold, who sings lovely, loved singing it and learning it as well. We sang it to the nuns at the school and they loved it! It was beautiful! I wrote the lyrics on the board, the students copied them, learned the pronuciation, and then sang it many times. This was after we had our on little hamburger cookout in our room. It was really fun and very different from the states. Students brought knives, uncooked meat, grills, and many other things that shocked me! But it was fun, safe, and they learned how to take directions in English and learned how the US eats burgers.
(LOVE THIS GIRL!!!)
(One of my students getting the bag that I was donated because he did the best on his project... he wore it all week... made me cry with joy)
Well, I will write later.
Sarah