From the Balcony
Above: Pizote (white-nosed coatimundi) who frequents our yard a few times a day. The other day, we couldn't resist: we gave him some grapes. Dude had probably NEVER had uvas in his little life. He was hooked. He wouldn't leave. He climbed the banana tree to get closer to us on the balcony, hoping for more uvas. He stayed there about an hour. Uva-addicts are hardcore.
The girls are now enrolled in Del Mar Academy, a local private Montessori school. They are in the same program called Casa: for 3-6 year olds. Next year Celeste will be in first grade and Francini will stay in Casa another year or two. They love school! We love that they love it. We are now free during the days to work on the business etc... and since we reduced our office staff by 2/3rds late summer, this is a very good thing. So I guess we have joined the ranks of the "normal" families again, at least for awhile. JOBs, SCHOOL, and even, SCHEDULES.
It was a great, intense, rich time- having the girls with both of us full time since last November. We basically had almost an entire year to bond together as a family, before sending them off into the world. Celeste was readier than Francini, but overall, they are both adjusting well to school and to the big change.
And since the school is bilingual, they are speaking a ton of more English, a nice plus. We're also meeting the coolest families: both people who live here long term or permanently with children, or, families here for a year to live abroad with their kids in Costa Rica. The girls are mixing with Costa Ricans, Europeans, other Central or South Americans, and North Americans. It's a very diverse population, both the staff and the students/families.
Labels: Animals, Chiquitas, Costa Rica Life
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