We have been in Costa Rica for one week now. Language classes started yesterday (Tuesday). Our school is CINCEL, the Assemblies of God language school located in San Jose for the preparation of missionaries to Spanish-speaking cultures (see CINCEL's website at www.cincelcr.org.)
In class, the teachers (profesoras) speak Spanish only. Debbie and I take the same subjects (Conversation, Phonetics and Grammar), but are in separate classes with different teachers. The day begins with chapel (in English) at 7:45 a.m. Classes begin at 8:15 and are finished at 12:15. After spending some time with our friends, we walk home, have lunch and then do homework for about 2-3 hours. On Wednesdays, the chapel is in Spanish.
We are in the heart of the rainy season. It ALWAYS rains in the afternoon, usually for several hours! And sometimes it rains all day. On Monday we walked to the local supermarket, about one mile away ... UPHILL. While we were shopping, it began to rain ... hard. We caught a taxi after waiting in the rain for over 20 minutes. Although we had umbrellas, we were still soaked.
Today after classes, we walked about a mile and a half to Office Depot to purchase a mini-tape recorder for our Phonetics classes. We stopped at the mall for lunch and walked home DOWNHILL. It began to rain when we arrived safely home. Praise the Lord!
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