Wednesday, January 16
Jaden had us up bright and early this morning. He woke up around 5:30 and wouldn’t go
back to sleep. Doesn’t he know
that we can wake up at 7:00 and still make it to class on time? Well, it is not the end of the
world… Eddie just fed him
breakfast early and let me sleep some more. Did I mention that I had the best husband in the entire
world?
Four hours of class went by in the blink of an eye once
again today. We studied the
difference between “por” and “para” again today, and I finally feel like I am
starting to understand it. It took
long enough, but when Patricia gave us a chance to practice asking each other
questions again, it started to come naturally. I still struggle with using the wrong verb tense, but I know
it will come with time. The more
we practice, the more we will remember how to speak properly.
We ate another delicious lunch made by Gatica, and then took
Jaden outside to play. His friends
came over to play and he loved all the attention. They played Frisbee and ball and they asked Eddie to play
with them about 10 times. He kept
saying no, because he had homework to do.
They were so disappointed, so eventually, he headed outside and played
with the kids.
Jaden took a very long nap, and even slept through door
slams, hammering, dogs barking, and loud music outside. It was not such a quiet afternoon, but
he was tired from his early morning.
I got some studying in, and then had playtime outside with Jaden. He is just loving the freedom he has in
our big yard. After a quiet night
“in”, we all headed to bed early.
Thursday, January 17
It is Culture Class Day once again… and today, I did not
feel prepared. We planned a drama
in our class yesterday; but with 4 people, it was difficult to find a time to
rehearse it. So, we pretty much
threw the finishing touches on it this morning as we practiced it in class a
few times.
Our topic was “Las Vacaciones” and “El Cuesto de Enero” and we had to use the
words we learned in class: “por” and “para.” We basically talked about what the Costa Ricans do during
their time off, which is in December and January. We also talked about how the
first two weeks of January are difficult because they spent all their money on
an extravagant Christmas, and they usually have to do very inexpensive things
for their vacation. Our drama
depicted a family who planned a weekend trip to the beach, but their kids wanted
to go to Disney World instead. It
was meant to be humorous, and we all felt like it was a success!
Eddie and Amanda did a skit to teach about what “El Cuesto de Enero”
is. Their skit depicted two
friends: one bought expensive gifts for Christmas for the other and then had to
sell all his belongings at a pawn shop in January because he had no money
left. They did a great job,
too. Of course: drama comes easy
to the Berrios family!
Ryan and Kirsten’s presentation was about the food they eat
during this time of year and what they do during “Las Vacaciones”. They have only been here 2 weeks, and
they are doing awesome! I am proud
of them! Stevenson had his
“graduation” today, and he said goodbye to his teacher, Patricia. |
| Karin, Anna and Patricia. Anna is Eddie and Amanda's new teacher. |
We invited Freddy and Samia and the kids over for
dinner. It was a good feeling to
be able to serve them after they served us as our host family for the past
three months. Eddie made chicken
cutlet, Amanda made cheese dip and a pretty salad, and I made banana bread for
dessert. We had a blast over
dinner and loved the chance to spend time with our “family.” We shared lots of laughs, and Jaden
just loved all the attention. He
broke their hearts as he cried and reached for them when it was time for them
to leave. He really loves that
family!!! And so do we! We are thankful to God for bringing
them into our lives! 
And Jaden, enjoying feeding himself like a big boy. This booster seat (and a few books to boost it higher) and the Tommie Tippie bowl and mat have been life-savers. They make it possible for Jaden to stuff his own mouth full of food (just like Daddy). Thank you Anna and Bonnie!“Take a human bite!” – In memory of: Tata (Eddie’s grandpa; he always said that when Eddie would take HUGE bites of food)
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