"Why can't you just live here forever?"

Every week at school it seems as if something eventful happens. Last week Tuesday was “un día deportivo” or a sports day. For about half of the day, the students were able to participate in activities held in the plaza led by George, the physical education instructor. Every grade had a different time to go so that there weren’t too many students there at once, but my class almost got cut short. Right before it was our turn to go to the plaza, a student in second grade stole about $40 out of his teacher’s wallet and ran away with it. I’m not sure what has been happening with that, but we did get to have our día deportivo eventually so the kids were happy. This is what we did…

Time to get our "brincar" on! (Hop)

Hopping in a bag is harder then it looks...

Eventually they resorted to crawling haha

Relay with big people clothes :)

I quickly learned they had great balance...
and they learned that I don't! :)

We ended by playing fútbol! Ticos love their soccer!

Jordan and Sharon have become two very special people in our lives. They invited us to their home shortly after we began student teaching, because Sarah is in Jordan’s classroom. We didn’t realize they meant we could stay the night, so they were very disappointed when we told them we couldn’t have a sleepover the first time we visited! We ended up staying there until dark and had a great time. It truly amazes me how hospitable people can be when they have close to nothing. A neighbor broke into their home last year and cleaned them out, so their mom has been working hard to get things back to normal. Their family is so kind and giving. Since then, we’ve gone over to help the kids with homework and to play at the park. They have the most infectious smiles and giving hearts. Whenever we are there we can feel the love in the room and that is something no amount of money can buy.  

Jordan always makes sure we have "café"
or "refresco" when we visit!

They are so silly sometimes, but everyone needs a little silly in their life! This is after we were dancing all over the living room. As you can see, Jordan is definitely a character. :) The last time that we visited they asked us why we couldn't live in Gúacimo forever. Try explaining that to an 8 and 10 year old! Their family will definitely be one of our harder goodbyes when we leave. They were so welcoming from the start!