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Travel Blogs from Escazu
Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
... my classroom was back to a normal schedule there was still a buzz going on around campus. Every 7 years the school has an accreditation team visit to grant our school an American accreditation. It was a year in the making for our planning team putting the plan in action as to how our school will continue to grow. I only got a glimpse into what is planned but it is very exciting to be a part of a school making so many changes for the better! While the ...
All in the life of a 5th grade teacher ....
... of the event! I need to get better at that!
Outside of school I have begun my spanish lessons. I have to say I am liking being back in the classroom. I am taking a lesson one time per week from a parent from the school. It is a free lesson and it is right at school! Perfect! It is providing me with a great refresher of my skills. Now I just need to make sure that I am practicing more! My hope is that after lessons for a semester ...
Back to School
... is rimmed with salt. Let me tell you it was not very good! I would need to try one of those again!
I am also really noticed just how expensive some of the imported things are here. Especially cosmetics. I was doing my shopping at Walmart and was going to pick up some new mascara. For a Cover Girl simple mascara it was almost $10, the more fancy ones were almost $20! Crazy! Face wash and eye makeup remover were ...
From Escazu to San Jose
... only to find out that we didn’t have enough copies of our passport so our wonderful driver went to get more copies while we sat around waiting. After having all the necessary documents we all got into a line. Then slowly we were all escorted into a waiting room where we sat in rows of chairs. Then 6 at a time we were called upstairs for our copies of documents to be notarized. Then we were given a number and we had to return downstairs to that window and wait to ...
Day One....Costa Rica
... an amazing guy and it made it really hard to leave. With his love and support though, and the support of my family and friends I find myself in my new apartment in Costa Rica.
I have traveled to Escazu, just outside of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. I will be working at Country Day School teaching 5th grade. I am excited for the new challenges that await me this year. It will be my first year teaching an inclusive class ...
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- Free parking