independence week!

We sure had a busy week/weekend!! Saturday the 15th was Costa Rican Independence Day, so there were a ton of activities going on at the school and all around town! Costa Ricans sure are patriotic!! We thought you might like to see some of the cool things that we witnessed . . .

(You can click the pictures to see them larger)

acto civico (assembly) led by the 10th & 8th graders -

just thought you might like to see the colors!

"yo soy el sol naciente" - everyone say AWWW!

11th grade girls dancing it up!!

the bailes tipicos (traditional dance) group exiting after their performance

us English teachers waiting patiently for the parade to begin . . .

the school banner

josue, are you behind there somewhere??

cheerleaders??

baton group

the band (drums and liras) about to start

lots of Costa Rican flags!!

all done!! (these are 3 of my amazing senior girls!!)

After the parade on Saturday, we stayed for Natalia's (Matt & Lisa's baby) 1 year old birthday party. It was a lot of fun to watch her as she enjoyed every minute of it . . . plus, good food never hurt anyone!!

lunch with the Befus family - Mrs. Befus, Kristin, us, Uncle Chuck and Aunt Joy & family, and Matt & Lisa's girls

mmmm cake!

i finished! can i have some more??

of course she loved our present the most!!

crazy girls trying to hide from the pouring rain!!

Well, if you made it through all the pictures, I hope you enjoyed them! Things are going well here . . . just trying to finish the school year strong. Thank you so much for your support and please continue to pray for us as we strive to teach our students not only about English, but also about God's unfailing love!!