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Halloween and Dia de los Muertos
... to the one month mark and from there it should be a piece of cake because we will have Thanksgiving and then our sleep away field trip with the 5th graders. I sure can't wait to get to see him again! :)
Once last thing, I want to send out a hello to a group of students that I know read my blog and are tracking my time in Costa Rica! Hello to all of Mrs. Goihl's students! I will try to keep the blogs coming for you! :)
Hasta Luego!
Ashley
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Earthquake Today!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to update you in case you see it in the news later today. Yes, we had an earthquake today in Costa Rica. We evacuated all students but after checking all buildings were cleared for safety before we returned. We are all safe and sound here at CDS. I will have more details about it in my next post but just wanted to let you all know that I am safe! ...
First Week of Work
... so much professionally with such a supportive team. The whole elementary staff in general is wonderful. I have teachers stopping in my room checking up and seeing how I am doing, asking if they can help with anything and setting up dinners and excursions together. I feel that this school is a great for me! Everyone is there for the students and has that passion for teaching! It makes me so excited for the year!
By Friday I had my class decorated enough to look ready for ...
From Escazu to San Jose
... and turned into a relaxing evening at home. We started the day by meeting at school to start a walking tour of the city. We walked through a market that is only set up on Saturday and offers a plethora of fresh fruits and veggies for cheap! I am SO excited about this. It is one of my favorite things about being abroad. The fruits and veggies are so much better than what you find in the states and for a fraction of the price! I was also excited to find a fruit that I ...
Day 28
... the original landing stage and we left. He stopped to pick up more people at small piers - at one of them we waited 5 minutes and there was a long conversation before someone else sauntered down and got on. When we finally made it to the tributary of the big river it took a long time to navigate as the water level is low and the river shallow, so he often had to slow down and steer through the deeper channels. We were lucky - apparently before last week's rain ...
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