Alison does Costa Rica

I love teaching the little Costa Rican kids, even though they are the most hyper children I´ve ever seen (perhaps Ritalin is not readily available in 3rd world countries). The 1st through 4th graders are fairly well behaved and listen to me some of the time (I´ve even received stickers and colored pictures from some of the girls). The 5th and 6th graders are more concerned with looking cool in front of their friends so I can´t really control them. It´s sort of like I get in front of the class and talk to myself in Spanglish while they fight, play games and yell at each other.
The younger children are lucky enough to witness my incredible vocal skills via the alphabet song and Old McDonald . We have also played Duck Duck Goose and a variation that I invented to teach more words which is Cat Cat Dog.
Fortunately, the teacher is going to be back on Monday and then I will be able to work with smaller groups in the classroom instead of having to manage all the chaos on my own.
After a 2 week hiatus I´m also back on the surfboard. Before you start picturing Blue Crush, imagine the size of waves you used to jump through when you were 8 years old in Florida.