I've had a great week but I'm so exhausted. There is just so many new things to process. Working at the school this week was definitly more fun then productive but I felt really comfortable with the teachers.
There is an 19 year old girl from Montana volunteering here also so I spend a lot of time with her. She was also here last year for 4 months so shes been showing me around a little.
Last night I went to a movie which was sooo fun! We saw 27 Dresses and it was in English with Spanish subtitles. The audience was so much more animated then in the states. The cost was less than $4.00
Tonight I went to Jovenes (Youth Group) it was probably the most awkward I felt since I've been here. It was so much spanish and so fast and so overwhelming!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
My Wish List
Two options for sending me things:
Both involve getting things to my mom and then she will get them to the people coming down.
If you get whatever to her now, it can come with a group from California on the 23 but it has to be there the weekend before.
Second a friend of mine (Taya) is coming March 13 and she will be able to bring somethings.
Here are a few of the things I have a need/want for, most of course my mom can take care but if you have these items to donate . . . :
- a small flashlight to put on my key chain, only one that uses AAA or possibly AA batteries, I have a batteries.
-USB key drive, I need one so that I can make worksheets, letters, and exams on my laptop and print them at the school. (No interenet on the school computers or I would email files.) Most of the teachers have them but they are more expensive here.
-small and medium plastic containers w/ lids just a few. Everything here needs to have a lid on it. Only if you have it and aren't using otherwise I can buy some here.
-a dish drying rack, only if you have an old one you don't need anymore. I can buy it here.
-silverware just a couple of each piece doesn't matter if they match, don't buy it only if you have a few mismatched to get rid of. I can buy it here.
-votive size candle holders (1-3) Don't need to match, nothing else does. :)
-ziplock bags quart size and gallon size.
-clothespins
-Venus replaceble razor blades
-shampoo and conditioner I think my mom knows what I like but it doesn't really matter. CHECK -Thanks Mom :)
-American Candy- for students and me. (lollipops w/o gum, licorice)
Give to my mom or email me for her address.
Both involve getting things to my mom and then she will get them to the people coming down.
If you get whatever to her now, it can come with a group from California on the 23 but it has to be there the weekend before.
Second a friend of mine (Taya) is coming March 13 and she will be able to bring somethings.
Here are a few of the things I have a need/want for, most of course my mom can take care but if you have these items to donate . . . :
- a small flashlight to put on my key chain, only one that uses AAA or possibly AA batteries, I have a batteries.
-USB key drive, I need one so that I can make worksheets, letters, and exams on my laptop and print them at the school. (No interenet on the school computers or I would email files.) Most of the teachers have them but they are more expensive here.
-small and medium plastic containers w/ lids just a few. Everything here needs to have a lid on it. Only if you have it and aren't using otherwise I can buy some here.
-a dish drying rack, only if you have an old one you don't need anymore. I can buy it here.
-silverware just a couple of each piece doesn't matter if they match, don't buy it only if you have a few mismatched to get rid of. I can buy it here.
-votive size candle holders (1-3) Don't need to match, nothing else does. :)
-ziplock bags quart size and gallon size.
-clothespins
-Venus replaceble razor blades
-shampoo and conditioner I think my mom knows what I like but it doesn't really matter. CHECK -Thanks Mom :)
-American Candy- for students and me. (lollipops w/o gum, licorice)
Give to my mom or email me for her address.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Address and Phone in Costa Rica
Since so many people have asked me for my address here is the story,
My address is:
Apdo 2070-2100
San Jose, Costa Rica
Anything bigger than a business envelope I will have to pay duty on!!!! So only send me regular size envelopes! Ocassionally I should be able to get the address of someone coming from the states and packages will be able to be sent to someone in the states to be sent down. I don't have a phone here. My mom has emergency numbers of the Green's. My skype name is "theresacr" if you have skype and want to add me I'd love to talk to you!
My address is:
Apdo 2070-2100
San Jose, Costa Rica
Anything bigger than a business envelope I will have to pay duty on!!!! So only send me regular size envelopes! Ocassionally I should be able to get the address of someone coming from the states and packages will be able to be sent to someone in the states to be sent down. I don't have a phone here. My mom has emergency numbers of the Green's. My skype name is "theresacr" if you have skype and want to add me I'd love to talk to you!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Dumptruck delivering more rocks for the rock retaining wall. Notice the wall. We were so excited about how far we had got. This wall represents 2 months of work.
And this is the wall a few minutes after the truck dumped the load of rocks. I could have just told the story but it's better with pictures. It fell alltogether with a thump, we all watched it fall and afterwards it was silent. So discouraging I could feel my heart and stomach drop. So discouraging for those of us who have only been working on it for a few days but I can't imagine how it is for the Costa Rican crew whose worked on it from day one. Behind the wall or rather under the wall are several tools and waterbottles since it was one of the few "safe" shady places. Groups immediately congregated to talk about the disaster I was amazed by the witness, the resounding sentiment was gracias a Dios Thanks be to God that no one was taking a break in the shade, going for a walk down to the creek, getting a drink, or going after a tool. Fifteen minutes before many of us were working on the wall passing rocks up to people in the cages filling them with rocks. We were frustrated because we didn't have any work to do because the wrong wire had been sent. People were on there way back to the site with the right wire when the wall fell in a few minutes we would have been back up on the wall. This happened about 2:30 and after coffee break I know no one wanted to tackle the job ahead but they did! People started cutting open cages. Moving piles of stones and throwing stones up on to the higher ground. With 30 people working at least the Costa Rican crew knows they don't have to tackle this alone. We can be so thankfull it fell now and not in a couple months when students could have been on their way down to where the soccer field will be. And we know that we are not alone either and God is always with us. Someone mentioned in a prayer yesterday, Nehemiah and rebuilding of the wall. And I remembered how the book of Nehemiah talks about different people built different parts of the wall. We still have several groups coming in the next couple of weeks and each church group will work on a different part of the wall. God frustrated the plots of evil people wanting to attack them but the people worked with all there hearts.Praises: No injuries, the guys finished a concrete wall, safe travel for so many groups, I'm learning my way around, I used the washing machine and I didn't break it, I need a bank account but I'm suppose to be here 6 months first but since I visited last April and have that stamp in my passport I should be able to get an account right away, the wittness of the North Americans when the wall did fall. Petitions: conversations between work teams and cr crew, continued safety on the work site, teachers, the Green's, encouragement, that rebuilding might go quickly.
And this is the wall a few minutes after the truck dumped the load of rocks. I could have just told the story but it's better with pictures. It fell alltogether with a thump, we all watched it fall and afterwards it was silent. So discouraging I could feel my heart and stomach drop. So discouraging for those of us who have only been working on it for a few days but I can't imagine how it is for the Costa Rican crew whose worked on it from day one. Behind the wall or rather under the wall are several tools and waterbottles since it was one of the few "safe" shady places. Groups immediately congregated to talk about the disaster I was amazed by the witness, the resounding sentiment was gracias a Dios Thanks be to God that no one was taking a break in the shade, going for a walk down to the creek, getting a drink, or going after a tool. Fifteen minutes before many of us were working on the wall passing rocks up to people in the cages filling them with rocks. We were frustrated because we didn't have any work to do because the wrong wire had been sent. People were on there way back to the site with the right wire when the wall fell in a few minutes we would have been back up on the wall. This happened about 2:30 and after coffee break I know no one wanted to tackle the job ahead but they did! People started cutting open cages. Moving piles of stones and throwing stones up on to the higher ground. With 30 people working at least the Costa Rican crew knows they don't have to tackle this alone. We can be so thankfull it fell now and not in a couple months when students could have been on their way down to where the soccer field will be. And we know that we are not alone either and God is always with us. Someone mentioned in a prayer yesterday, Nehemiah and rebuilding of the wall. And I remembered how the book of Nehemiah talks about different people built different parts of the wall. We still have several groups coming in the next couple of weeks and each church group will work on a different part of the wall. God frustrated the plots of evil people wanting to attack them but the people worked with all there hearts.Praises: No injuries, the guys finished a concrete wall, safe travel for so many groups, I'm learning my way around, I used the washing machine and I didn't break it, I need a bank account but I'm suppose to be here 6 months first but since I visited last April and have that stamp in my passport I should be able to get an account right away, the wittness of the North Americans when the wall did fall. Petitions: conversations between work teams and cr crew, continued safety on the work site, teachers, the Green's, encouragement, that rebuilding might go quickly.
Friday, February 1, 2008
The view looking down at the school from the road.
For the last two days I've gone up to work at the highschool construction site. Yesterday I got the books that I will be using and so today I'm going to begin looking through those. I plan to go up to the site later today. This is the view from the top looking down at the new building.
Sanding and painting inside the school.
There are work groups here from MI and MN right now. On group is staying at the construction site and the other at elementary school.
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