Our First Day of School!

Each of us had our first day of school this week.




Caedon started daycare for the first time ever from 7:30-12. This part has been hard, with all the tears and separation anxiety...but that's just me...he's been fine! He has two Tica mamas, who only speak Spanish, taking care of him, holding him, singing songs, and playing outside. When we come to pick him up he's usually asleep, strewn across their laps along with 3-4 other kiddos, while they play with his hair or rub his back.




Kendyl is in Kindergarten and has made fast friends with the other MK's and Costa Rican kids too. She has an awesome teacher, straight from graduating in the US, and who knows Spanish as well. The classes are mainly in English but she has art, music, and an hour of Spanish every day with a Costa Rican teacher who only speaks Spanish.

Please be praying for Kendyl during this time. She is having difficulty with being over-tired after the full day of school and is tearful and frightened about the Spanish teacher not being able to understand her and vice versa.


Nathan and I have four days of orientation at language school before starting full speed next week. They have had awesome speakers and hilarious skits and we've learned a lot about Costa Rican culture, safety, visas, and the process of language acquisition. We will have placement tests and interviews to determine our current abilities and will be placed in groups of 4-5 people at our same level for classes. Our teachers are all Costa Ricans and only speak Spanish as well!
We are anxious to get started.