We have completed our first week on the TEFL course and found that learning to be English teachers isn't quite as easy as we thought! However, after the initial shock of how hard the course is (long hours, homework, and very tight deadlines), we are really enjoying the work and have learned an incredible amount in just one week! The teachers are great, they are making us think in a totally different way and we have taught our very own local English classes this week already. The Tico's (local's) Costa Rican's are wonderful warm and charismatic people, and it's been so much fun working with them.
The people on the course are great and we all had a party last night to celebrate the end of a gruelling first week. We found some amazing beach bars and a beach disco even where Tico's and tourists alike mix and ended up partying with our teachers and our students!
Today the sun shone so we have been sweating out the hangovers on the beach, and had some swims and really nice long walks. We are feeling much more at home here now. The new purpose we have, the climate, and knowing a few faces around town are all contributing to making us feel more settled. The pace of life here is perfect. It's not so slow that it's annoying, yet it's a far cry from the hurried pace back home. We have heard of very very little crime here also, and it feels safe and not at all threatening. We have yet to meet a grumpy or rude local, they are just so chilled and smiley, maybe it's the drugs, We will investigate that in the next chapter (!).
Adios for now Amigo's.
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