Butteville - Costa Rica

What another wonderful day! I have been working with the students more closely the last two days, and they have become less shy around me. I was told by the teacher that my Spanish has improved (in their class, they speak mostly in Spanish) even with only being here the short time we have been. During English time today, I read a book called God Made You Nose to Toes that we had brought with us from the States. They enjoyed the book and related well to it because they are studying body parts in English. After school today, we stayed for a tutoring class. We thought it was going to be for students, but the teachers showed up. It was very touching to hear why they want to learn English. For some, their jobs depend on it. Like some jobs in the US, you must be bilingual in Spanish to be hired. It is getting that way at Colegio Monterrey. One teacher had said that in two to three years, the school wants the teachers to be bilingual. One high school Science teacher expressed wanting to communicate with her students better in English. When the students reach her class, they are pretty much fluent in English, and she desires the same. Another man, the janitor at the school, sais he wanted to communicate with others outside school. English is the second language of Costa Rica, and he said that more and more people are speaking English here. It was a great way to end the day. I will post pictures of everything when I return home because I forgot the cord, and Glenn's adapter doesn't fit my camera. My best to you all.