Our new puppy Canela, which means cinnamon.
Hey everybody, we´re finally connected to cyberspace. We arrived in Costa Rica on August 15th. We are attending The Spanish Language Institute. The girls are enrolled in a Christian school, and the boys attend day care while we are in classes. Although the separation was initially hard for the boys, they have grown to enjoy their classes. Last Saturday Sammy said, "But I want to go to school today." That is a huge praise. Both Heather and I did well on our first exams.
Getting an internet connection has given us an interesting glimpse into Costa Rican culture. All the "t"s must be crossed and the "i"s dotted on any paper work. I was tempted to get angry and frustrated, but the people were just so nice. The employee who helped us with the paper work gave me his personal cell number and had me talk to his wife in English at home. It took three weeks to get the paperwork in order. Then we had to wait for almost two weeks for someone to come to the house and wire in a connection. Now we have internet service as long as it´s not raining, which it does everyday. We are beginning to learn how to slow down and be patient.
The rain is another tool teaching us to slow down. We don´t have a car, so we either walk or take public transportion everywhere. Every afternoon it rains hard. Traffic slows down and pedestrians often stop where they are and wait out the rain. One of the good things about this slower pace of life is that the people spend more time talking with one another. We had some Tico (Costa Rican) friends over, the rain started and they stayed all afternoon. This friendly/relational lifestyle is great for language learning.
Yesterday, the girls had two Tica friends over from school. Their parents own a local bakery we pass on the way to school everyday. Their bread rivals anything we had in Europe last January. It´s a good thing we are doing a lot of walking.
I´ve got to pick up the girls from school and study for a test tomorrow. But we´ll get some pictures posted soon.
Getting an internet connection has given us an interesting glimpse into Costa Rican culture. All the "t"s must be crossed and the "i"s dotted on any paper work. I was tempted to get angry and frustrated, but the people were just so nice. The employee who helped us with the paper work gave me his personal cell number and had me talk to his wife in English at home. It took three weeks to get the paperwork in order. Then we had to wait for almost two weeks for someone to come to the house and wire in a connection. Now we have internet service as long as it´s not raining, which it does everyday. We are beginning to learn how to slow down and be patient.
The rain is another tool teaching us to slow down. We don´t have a car, so we either walk or take public transportion everywhere. Every afternoon it rains hard. Traffic slows down and pedestrians often stop where they are and wait out the rain. One of the good things about this slower pace of life is that the people spend more time talking with one another. We had some Tico (Costa Rican) friends over, the rain started and they stayed all afternoon. This friendly/relational lifestyle is great for language learning.
Yesterday, the girls had two Tica friends over from school. Their parents own a local bakery we pass on the way to school everyday. Their bread rivals anything we had in Europe last January. It´s a good thing we are doing a lot of walking.
I´ve got to pick up the girls from school and study for a test tomorrow. But we´ll get some pictures posted soon.
1 comment:
Hi Vaugn family,
I thought I would check today to see if you have started blogging and was glad to see you have! I look forward to watching how your family adjusts to living and serving God in another country and learning from it. We still are hopeful that God will choose to send us one day as we get thrilled at the idea of the adventure.
I can relate to the joy of the slower pace from my stays with our children in Haiti. It's SO laid back there and I never want to leave.
Joyfully,
Angela
www.makefunofyourday.blogspot.com
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