Villa Cadenza Bed & Breakfast
Travel Blogs from Escazu
Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
... response letters back to our pen pals. The students are very excited about this project and in finding out about another school and students. There are so many differences between the population of the students so I think it will be a great learning experience for students on both ends. We have also dove into getting our garden up and running. On Friday we took a whole day to make garden preparations. We spent the majority of our time in the garden getting a grid ...
Moving and Shaking
... he didn't want to fill me in too much so it was still a surprise. I went to my classroom and got the evacuation procedure explained with more details from my lead 5th grade teacher. Students then arrived and one of the first things that we did was walk through what we do during and emergency evacuation. We talked about staying calm and quiet and all the other details. About 40 minutes after having ...
Back to School
... the side of the box to be able to identify who they should deliver it to when Javier (the schol messenger) picks it up at the post office.
I have put in this post some pictures of my classroom and our school grounds!
I hope you have all had a great weekend! I hear back in MN you are starting to have some fall weather! Enjoy! That is my favorite time of year! Miss you all!
Hasta Luego!
-Ashley
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From Escazu to San Jose
... American food here in Costa Rica, Quiznos Subs. After we were all satisfied we headed back to school to have our brains overloaded with information about banking. They had reps there to tell us all about our bank accounts and how to use them. We were all so exhausted we weren’t comprehending much that they were telling us. Then they started talking about our retirement plans and pension plans. So confusing! I was really wishing Kevin was there. Being an accountant ...
Day One....Costa Rica
... so don’t worry I am safe. We have a cute place with AMAZING views! We also overlook the pool that our complex has. We have a two bedroom and 2 bathroom apartment with washer and dryer and a dishwasher. We are pretty spoiled! After arriving we had the lovely task of carrying all of our luggage up 3 flights of stairs, yes, no elevator. This may seem like an easy task but 3 suitcases each and they all weighed at least 50 pounds provided a ...