It's been a long day! We woke up early and met in the hotel lobby around 3:00 a.m. Javier and our driver took us to the airport to see us off. I will miss Javier and his smile! I believe he has made us all think more deeply about how we use or misuse the resources of our world and the metaphor of feeding the squirrel will be something that I will think about forever. In the future, I will be more careful how I guide my students' learning in the hopes of increasing their own instinct for gathering knowledge.
The process of immigration and customs took a little to complete and when we finally got on board the plane to leave Houston it began to rain very hard. This caused a long delay, but it did provide an opportunity to speak with Dr. Aram a great deal about our study away experience. We all shared our list of "dos and don'ts" and how we felt about the trip. This time spent speaking with Dr. Aram was very enjoyable as we had been very busy in Costa Rica and there were very few times to just sit and chat. She's a great leader and has a terrific demeanor that makes her a wonderful person and teacher.
Everyone tired, sleeping on the plane.
the dog at immigration
very large plane
one last wait in Chicago
Thank you letters
having gotten to know all the members of our group
seeing them all so differently because now we are friends as compared to how little we engaged in the meetings before the trip.
my respect for them all as future teachers and Theresa's being my friend
How i enjoyed learning the language and would like to return some day.
Texting with my new friends Joel and Rubein
