"How did you get here?"

i survived my first day at escuela san francisco! its one of the poorest schools in the area of puriscal, but the kids are so excited to learn, are very curious, and behave much better than i expected. i meet with 4 classes, 3rd-6th grade, for about an hour monday-friday. the students are very chatty and have a million questions for me! for example, how did i get to costa rica? no one at the school speaks any english; the teachers even ask me some questions like they're trying to learn, too. they told their students i am there to teach them a very important language- english- and they all screamed with excitement! 

after class was over, kids were coming up to me and hugging me, then they went up to their principal, shook his hand, and said, "goodbye! nice to meet you!" it was soooo adorable. i played soccer with a few of them during recess. the 9-year-olds especially whooped up on me. i was sitting on a bench for a little while and they all crowded around me with questions about anything you can think of. the school is up on a hill and has a gorgeous view of the mountains. my program director said "the kids might not have much, but they're always happy with a smile on their face." i have to speak 99% spanish during the day; the only english i really speak is the word or phrase i'm trying to teach them.

so far in puriscal it dumps rain around 3 or 3:30 for a few hours, but its beautiful the rest of the day and the rain cools down the hottest part of the day. it's funny being in a small town because sometimes the water just shuts off for a few hours without warning. we have a reserve tank at our home, so it's usually not a big deal. but we definately notice it cause there's no water upstairs and the water pressure downstairs goes low. we say we should just go outside and shower in the rain. the power also randomly goes out sometimes. its just not as reliable as in the u.s. but no one cares. pura vida.