So again it's been awhile since I've posted but here are some pictures to update you. Things have been going pretty well....finally started to get a little homesick but I know time will go by fast because it's already September! Let us hear from you...it makes home seem closer!


Left to right: me, Summer, Katie...the three amigos. Summer had her birthday the first Sunday she was here and Katie and I baked her this cake!

Eliana and I. This is the precious girl I stayed with when I came to visit in March.

I am teaching earth science with fifth and sixth grade so we made bottle rockets. This is us :)

Emilio came out too to help translate. I didn't want any accidents because they couldn't understand my English...that would be VERY bad

Baking soda and vinegar and then shake it like a polaroid picture!!!

So...the bottle rockets didn't go quite as high as we hoped so I promised the kids a big explosion. This is me setting up mentos and Diet Coke

There's a video but this picture will have to do for now...it was quite the explosion

Let's just say that I didn't move my face out of the way in time and I was in the midst of the explosion. Of course the kids LOVED it!

Me drinking the remainder of the coke...the kids thought I deserved it after getting drenched

My class and Emilios after the explosion....so much fun!!

Crazy picture is mandatory of course!

I promise we're still here!!!

So things have been crazy here and I've been such a bad blogger but here are some pictures until I have more time. Enjoy!


An amazingly beautiful sunset

A fruit from outer space...momones chinos. The inside kind of tastes like a grape

The first Friday of school we got to teach chapel together. It was awesome!!

I got an apple from the student!! Yahoo! First time

The missionary group laying hands. How precious!

The group with kids in San Carlos.

Precious children in San Carlos

1st Day of School

So...things are good here. We're just staying very busy. Today was the first day of school and we both survived. The biggest struggle for me was communication. You think classroom management is hard in the states...wait till you don't speak the same language. God is stretching me like whoa. I also thought about my kids back home a lot. Today was their first day too. Here's some pictures!

Rachel...this one is for you. Our "first day of school picture." Emilio tried to pretend like he didn't want to take it, but I know he liked it!
There were opening ceremonies today and it was precious. This is in front of the school and they are carrying the Costa Rican flag.