It's hard to believe that school is back in session! I have already had my little 1st graders in class for a whole week! This year, however, I'm not the only one at our house who will be in the classroom. Ike begins auditing some classes at MCG's Dental School on Friday. He'll continue attending classes and labs on various days until May. His purpose in doing this is to refresh and make sure he is current on dental skills and philosophy. He's actually looking forward to going back to school!
Next year at this time we will be packing up to head to language school in Costa Rico. We will be attending The Spanish Language Institute in San Jose, Costa Rico. Orientation begins the last week of August, so our plan is to leave for San Jose by mid-August.
Some tidbits about San Jose:
The Spanish Language Institute is located in San Francisco de Dos Rios, a middle class residential area on the southeast edge of the capital city of San José, with churches, restaurants, pharmacies, grocery stores, and a post office within walking distance.
From the Language Institute, you can easily reach downtown San José in 20 minutes by bus or 10 minutes by taxi. San Jose is perched 3,500 feet above sea level in Costa Rica's broad, mountain-ringed Central Valley and enjoys a year round average temperature of 74 degrees Fahrenheit. The coolest months are January and February, while April, at the tail end of the dry season, is the warmest. Temperatures are quite moderate in the rainy season, which stretches from May to December, and showers generally occur in the afternoon.
