Debb got a job & Ryan got a motorcycle

First of all i want to say Sorry for not writing soon but in the last weeks I have been, Well....BUSY!!! I started teaching English at HICR Instituto Britanico two weeks ago. And well my first class didn't go as well as I expected. First, half of the students didn't show because (what I was told by the students who did show) was that most people think the first day is just syllabus and BS pretty much. After that I didn't feel so bad. But still I was super nervous and didn't quite know how to manage a 3 hour class. Especially since during my CELTA I had taught up to a 1 hour. But now two weeks into teaching...My classes are going 90% better. I still have lots to learn, by experience, yet each class I am getting better and better. I really like my lower level classes cause the grammar isn't as hard and the students are still super excited and motivated to learn. I love when they call me "Teacher" cause they can't pronounce my name. It's hard for Spanish speakers for some reason.

I also have a young learners class which = KIDS (10-12 years old). I like them. Their fun, charismatic and straight forward. I asked them how they like to learn, what they like to do in class and they said, "PLAY GAMES". Of course!!

When I'm not in class I am still just working, working, working on lesson plans, researching grammar and looking up English games. Sometimes in the middle of reading about past participles and verb tenses I think to myslef...Really I can't believe I went from Event Planner to Teacher. But it's all relative. But I must say I still made time to do some cooking. I made this pizza from scratch, dough and all (Thanks Kiersten for teaching me).

Pizza dough from scratch

Pizzzzza

Pizza up close.. Oh I'm so hungry

Time to Eat !!!

On another note, Ryan finally got his motorcycle. YEAH!! He is super excited about it and the smile on his face when he got it made me so happy. But what doesn't make me happy is that poor Chiquimula is still sitting broken down in front of our house. Soon he will finish fixing her up and sell her. Hopefully to someone who will have as great as adventures as we had with her. Oh the memories. :)

Hot Stuff!!

Ryan's new motorcycle

Anyways, Ryan took off a few days ago for his first adventure on the bike. OH I just thought of something...we need to name the bike. Umm we'll think of something and get back to you. But back to what I was saying. Ryan headed out to Nicaragua for a visa run on Tuesday. When he got to the border he had problems, of course--stupid borders. They were giving him troubles with his paperwork for the motorcycle. So in the end he ended up spending 5 hours at the border but got a stamp out and back into Costa Rica without having to spend 3 days in Nicaragua. Good news. Now the bad news. His boss told him to come to the beach hostel. So Ryan turned around and drove to the south of the Nicoya Peninsula which = a 16 hour day on the bike and 400 miles ride. No quite the joy ride he was planning on. But, really what can he complain about. A motorcycle ride through the country, wind blowing through his hair and a week at the beach.

SO anyways that is where we are at now. Ryan will be back in a day or so. We are both working a lot and trying to save the dollars for South American adventures. Oh I already can't wait and we still have a year.

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ryan & debbrial on May 14, 2010 from San Jose, Costa Rica

from the travel blog: Us Discovering the Latin Americas

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I enjoyed your post and it sounds like you're doing amazing things! You'll love South America, it's so amazing, and cheap! My blog has some SA reviews, etc, and we're always looking for more to share. I know you won't be there for a year, but we're giving away a free night in Peru or Bolivia. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email us at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com. Continued fun on your travels!

Heather :)

written by Heather on May 15, 2010

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