Well, after 2 1/2 weeks we were able to finally move into our new apartment! This is where we will be living for the next year, so we moved in and started making it home yesterday. We were able to purchase some stuff from the school and another teacher, as well as getting some furniture from free the school. As soon as we get everything set up we will try and send some pictures.
Alright so what else have we learned while we have been in Colombia?
- Towels are also expensive..much more than the states. We brought some down with us since we heard they were expensive (good thing we did!)
- Car alarms are very sensitive here - I have counted for the last few days and we are averaging hearing about 12 different alarms a day (not counting our time at school since there are not many cars around us at that point). By the way we woke up at 5:15am this morning to two separate alarms.
- Peanut Butter is a luxury down here - I think all peanut butter is imported because it costs about $8.50 - $9.00 for a little jar (needless to say Jackie and I are hitting up Costco when we come home from Christmas and we are going to bring a big jar home!)
- Fruit is very very very cheap here! You can buy about a weeks worth of fruit for the two of us for about $10-$15. Just the other day we bought a pineapple, 3 granadillas ( a Colombian fruit) and 8 bananas for about $2.50.
- You can get all the fresh bread you want! - Everywhere you look there is a bakery making fresh bread. Right across the street from our apartment there is a bakery (that we have gone to a couple of times already) where we bought 4 croissants, 2 rolls, 2 arepes and water and a pop for $3.50!!!!
In the end a lot of the money balances out since there are some things we are used to back in the states that cost a lot more here. Then you find the Colombian treasures that are cheap by American standards.
School is busy! We are just into the second week and things are starting to slow down a little bit since we are getting used to how everything works around here. One thing I love is how everyday I walk through the school (inside and outside) and I know every single student (except for the Pre-K and Kinder students). Not to say I have every name memorized but I am getting there.
It is great to teach PE but I am also really enjoying being about to be in the classroom to teach Health.
Jackie had a great birthday this past weekend for a couple of different reasons:
1. We moved into our apartment
2. She was able to talk to her family
3. It was a long holiday weekend
4. On Tuesday we had a little birthday for her at the school - they brought in a cake and a bunch of the students and her aide gave her gifts which she was not expecting.
Jackie is also enjoying her classes and she has really impressed a lot of the staff here with how good she is with the students and in the classroom.
Anyway, we hope everyone is doing well and we can´t wait to update you more, especially once we start our work with some of the ministries down here in Colombia. God bless you all and have a great rest of the summer!
- Car alarms are very sensitive here - I have counted for the last few days and we are averaging hearing about 12 different alarms a day (not counting our time at school since there are not many cars around us at that point). By the way we woke up at 5:15am this morning to two separate alarms.
- Peanut Butter is a luxury down here - I think all peanut butter is imported because it costs about $8.50 - $9.00 for a little jar (needless to say Jackie and I are hitting up Costco when we come home from Christmas and we are going to bring a big jar home!)
- Fruit is very very very cheap here! You can buy about a weeks worth of fruit for the two of us for about $10-$15. Just the other day we bought a pineapple, 3 granadillas ( a Colombian fruit) and 8 bananas for about $2.50.
- You can get all the fresh bread you want! - Everywhere you look there is a bakery making fresh bread. Right across the street from our apartment there is a bakery (that we have gone to a couple of times already) where we bought 4 croissants, 2 rolls, 2 arepes and water and a pop for $3.50!!!!
In the end a lot of the money balances out since there are some things we are used to back in the states that cost a lot more here. Then you find the Colombian treasures that are cheap by American standards.
School is busy! We are just into the second week and things are starting to slow down a little bit since we are getting used to how everything works around here. One thing I love is how everyday I walk through the school (inside and outside) and I know every single student (except for the Pre-K and Kinder students). Not to say I have every name memorized but I am getting there.
It is great to teach PE but I am also really enjoying being about to be in the classroom to teach Health.
Jackie had a great birthday this past weekend for a couple of different reasons:
1. We moved into our apartment
2. She was able to talk to her family
3. It was a long holiday weekend
4. On Tuesday we had a little birthday for her at the school - they brought in a cake and a bunch of the students and her aide gave her gifts which she was not expecting.
Jackie is also enjoying her classes and she has really impressed a lot of the staff here with how good she is with the students and in the classroom.
Anyway, we hope everyone is doing well and we can´t wait to update you more, especially once we start our work with some of the ministries down here in Colombia. God bless you all and have a great rest of the summer!
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