The Visitors are Coming !!!!!

We had a lovely relaxed day today after a busy week teaching. The classes are all going well. We went to the market just outside of town and there was a table advertising Spanish classes here in San Jose. I decided to enroll and the owner of the school just happens to have a son in Harry's Shakespeare class at Libertad. She told us how much her son, Fabrizo, loves the Shakespeare class. I am very frustrated with my speaking abilities and I need to boost my confidence and skill level. I hope to start classes this week.

Today I booked us a trip to Oaxaca over spring break at the end of March. Our Mexican friends here have told us how beautiful and interesting this southern Mexican city is. The region is well known for it's arts and crafts and food. We plan on making a visit to Monte Alban, the ancient Zapoltec capital that was settled about 500 BC. which is just outside Oaxaca. I got a good deal on tickets and a hotel the week before Semana Santa.

I ran into my dear friend, Nora, who I taught with last year at Mission, also at the Market today. She said Carla, aka Mexican Oprah, had recently instructed the teachers not to give homework or discipline the children because it makes their lives too stressful. I had never met more pampered children in my life than the ones at Mission, but I guess being pampered has it's own kind of stress. Nora said it is hard to teach in Disneyland. Never thought the place could get any stranger but it obviously has. Just so glad to be the hell out of there.

We plan to get out golfing on Monday as it is yet another school holiday. This time we are celebrating the revolution of 1910. (see Wikapedia for details) Ivan and Joanna and Eva have their tickets for Cabo, arriving January 14. Lexi and Curtis arrive December 5th. We now will not be so lonely, eating dinner alone on our lovely patio, because at last we have visitors expected every month from December through April. Harry took the picture from our upper balcony today.