I have been counting the number of black people I see on a regular basis. Lol…so far that number is slim to none. I am definitely a foreigner here. Everyone else in the group looks alike. I now know what it feels like to be a minority.
Anyways, things have been good here. My host family, Ana & Luis are 2 of the nicest people you will ever meet. They treat me and my roommate Leigh as if we are theirs. After that horrific experience at the airport, I was glad to come to the place I will be calling home for the next for months. They gave me a very warm welcome and a hot meal to go along with it (can’t beat that). They speak as much English as we do Spanish. So communicating with them at the moment is like playing charades with a blind person. Ok, maybe it’s not that bad. Eventually we work things out. I’m sure after I few weeks here, I will know enough Spanish to get by.
There wasn’t a lot of time to get settled in at home, orientation started at school (Lincoln School) the morning following my arrival. The meetings were long and boring. Lunch was the highlight of the day
for everyone. Sad but true.
Lincoln is a great school. Everybody, who’s anybody in Costa Rica, sends their child to this school. English is the primary language of instruction; hence I have the opportunity to student teach here without even a hint of the Spanish language in my vocabulary. Students starting from Pre-kinder to twelfth grade attend this school. The campus is borderline the size of a major university (might be exaggerating a bit, but the school is HUGE!!). In addition to large classrooms, they have large recreation areas, an administration building, two libraries, three technology laboratories, science lab for physics, biology, & chemistry, two gymnasiums, a professional-size soccer field, a running track, classrooms for music, art, and drama. Oh yeah, let’s not forget the cafeteria. The cafeteria food is good and affordable. Meals are about $3.Overall Lincoln has a great atmosphere. Everyone is positive, hard-working, and friendly. In my opinion, I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from the teachers, principals, and students at The Lincoln School for an entire semester. I have heard great things about the teachers I will be working with but have not had the chance to meet them face-to-face. The experienced teachers return to school next week.
Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days, a close up of everyday life in Moravia. Love and miss you all.
JoeDonna
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