I am happy to report that I am indeed meeting wonderful people, Ticos, Gringos, Canadians, Earthians. (BTW, Ticos = Costa Ricans, Gringos = North Americans and has no negative connotation, Earthians = People in General). One of them is the teacher for those with learning disabilities. Her name is Damaris. (It´s taken me ever to figure that out for sure.) She drove me to San Isidro this afternoon so that I didn´t have to take the hour and a half long bus ride, and she offered to let me stay at her house for the night, which is great since I didn´t bring my ATM card and can´t get money until tomorrow when my Tica mom brings it. What more can this wonderful woman do to help me out today, let me use her internet! That´s right. Thank Damaris for this short update, and if you send a care package, include something for her to!
Yes, yes. I know you are wondering, and a few of you have been asking, where are the pictures. Well, I haven´t been able to extract them from my camera (until now). I´ve taken so many that it says it´ll take over an hour to transfer them. Technology does not work here, just as everyone told me. My computer is worse than useless because it gives the illusion that I can write lesson plans on it, and then poops out on me just as I get going. My camera won´t hook up to any computer. I finally got the bright idea of buying a card reader, but that didn´t work with the computer at my host family´s house. No, they do not have internet, and the internet that we supposedly have at my site works only about one fourth of the time, if that. That´s why you have been waiting (oh, so patiently, I am sure) for this next update.
So, I have been a teach, no, The Teacher, at the San Gerardo elementary school for a full month now, and I must say, wow. I´m teaching in Costa Rica, what! (There´s supposed to be a question mark there too, but I can´t find it.) Let´s see. There´s so much to tell, and I don´t know what you want to hear about first.
Oh no, but oh yes. I am being pulled away by my host to run an errand. I will continue, hopefully, when I get back.
