Informing

This past week was Tech week here in the training world of a future TEFL Peace Corps Volunteer.  We each visited a current Volunteer at their site and work along side them.  (Each program has a tech week during training and they trainees visit a current Volunteers in their project field.)

The Hubs and I visited an awesome couple who basically dominates the TEFL world.  :)  We were able to observe and teach with them at their night school, primary school, high school, and community class.  

We lived with a host family to continue working on our Spanish.  Our host family was the most adorably sweet family.  They have 3 kids and the cutest pets.  They were so patient with my Spanish and welcomed us into their home for the short week.  The host mom and her sisters were the teachers and director of the primary school we worked at.  

We are now back home and getting ready for the last stretch.  We only have a month left in trainee.  Can you believe the Hubs and I have been in Costa Rica for 2 months!  

Here is a quick run down of what our basic week in training looks like, what we have done up until this point, and what were are doing here on out.  

Our typical week:

Mon.- Spanish class*  (8-3:30)

Tues.- Tech (TEFL) training (8-5)

Wed.- Spanish class*

Thurs.- (PC) Core training 

Fri.- Spanish 

*We also teach in a local school for a couple hours during class 

What we have done in training: 

Visited the Peace Corps office in San Jose 

Visited Volunteers in Costa Rica for PCV Visit**

Visited Volunteers (in the same project) for Tech Week** 

Attended VAC dinner in San Jose 

What we have left to do in training:

Find out our permanent site 

Visit our site during Site Visit**

Project Partner workshop-where we meet our counterparts we will work with at our permanent site

Family Party-throw a party for ALL the host families from the training communities

Swear-in

Move to our permanent site

**As a married couple in the same project we were able to go on visits together.  However, if you are a couple in different projects you will do the first two visits separate.  

We also have been to visit family of our host family, stay in a hostel after VAC dinner, experience Holy Week, and just see the country.  

Sorry, for the lack of pictures.  I am having trouble uploading them on blogger so just check out my facebook for pictures.  

***Congrats to two of our best friends on the birth of their first child!  We love and miss you JKJ!