Wednesday, February 13
Amanda and Deidre left at 4:30 this morning for their trip
to Panama. Eddie spoke to them
this afternoon, and they have arrived safely (but not without mishaps). At one point the bus stopped at a rest
stop and they were using the bathroom and buying snacks. The cashier was new, and he was taking
a long time to complete their transaction. The bus left without them! Their bags were still on the bus! They quick grabbed a taxi and the taxi caught up with the
bus… Praise the Lord!
During class today, Sonia and I made a little craft for
everyone for Valentine’s Day. She
found it on Pintrest and brought all the supplies to class today.
She also brought a fitness magazine for
me to practice reading in Spanish.
She was trying to prove to me that I know a lot of Spanish. She had me read a paragraph and then
counted the words. There were 95
and there was only one that I didn’t understand! It is interesting to see that even though talking in Spanish
correctly is still difficult for me, I really am learning.
After class, Eddie and I worked on our presentation for tomorrow. Then he had a meeting with Hector and Josué. I stayed home with Jaden and made English Toffee, and had craft time with Jaden. He sat in his seat and colored in a coloring book for a good 20 minutes while I made a card for Eddie. Eventually he started using the colored pencils as drum sticks, but he continued to be content to just sit with me at the table and play. I love those precious moments and have to remind myself to cherish them now while he is still young!
English Toffee "Pieces"
Thursday, February 14
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hector allowed Eddie and I to have class together today with
both of our teachers, Ana and Sonia, since Amanda and Deidre were not here today.
We prepared our culture class presentation together. We wrote a little drama about a first
date on Valentines’ Day and then talked about some basic facts about
chocolates, flowers and cards that are purchased and given on Valentine’s Day.
FUN FACT:
Did you know that 15% of American women send
themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day?
At the end of our presentation, Eddie read a poem that he
wrote for me in Spanish
(and it even rhymed)! How sweet!
Everyone passed out a little Valentine to everyone else and
we had an enjoyable morning.
Hector came into our class to tell us that he had a new plan for the
upcoming weeks for us. Next week,
Deidre and I are going to have Patricia for a teacher. Eddie and Amanda will continue with
Ana. Then, after Amanda
leaves, Eddie, Deidre and I will all have class together because he believes
that we are all basically on the same level. I have to disagree… Eddie and Deidre both speak more than I
do, but I am up for the challenge.
Please pray that I will be diligent in my studies to try to catch up to
him.
After break time, Sonia and Ana planned a little competition
between Eddie and I. They asked us
questions about each other and we got a point if we got it right. We ran out of time to finish the game,
but here is the score for now:
We also celebrated another graduation at CISA. Michelle is from Switzerland and she has been here for the past month. She is leaving this week, but will return in 3 weeks to travel to Chirripo with us. So it is not "goodbye" but "see you later."
Eddie and I wanted to treat Ryan and Kirsten to a date night
so we offered to watch their kids so that they could go out! They offered to repay us the favor if
we want to go out tomorrow night.
We ate dinner with the kids and watched “A Bee Movie.” It was pretty funny, and I even got to
practice my Spanish by reading the subtitles in Spanish. Thanks, Netflix!
Before dinner, Eddie played a round of hide and seek with
the kids. It was pretty funny to
watch Jaden join in on the fun. He
caught on quickly that he needed to hide quietly…
… and to scream
loudly when found!
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| Jaden enjoys playing with their train set. |
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