Getting Settled

We have now been in Siguatepeque for 11days. The first few were a bit overwhelming as everything was new, but we have adjusted. We have spent our time setting up our home, meeting our fellow teachers and staff, and planning lessons. After many phone calls back and forth, the internet guy finally came and set up our internet today, hooray!

The rest of the teachers arrived last night and we spent today touring the town and getting some logistics taken care of. Tomorrow is the beginning of our orientation. We will be spending the next week and a half learning the ropes of the school and preparing lessons.

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~ ~ ~~ Our Front Gate ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Our Apartment is the top story

Our home here is a "three" room apartment. There is a kitchen, a dining-room/office, a living room (complete with futon and hammock), a bedroom, a bathroom, and a small balcony. This place is bigger than our apartment in LA was, or at least it seems that way since we have less stuff. We are the top floor of an apartment unit, on the same plot of land as the house which our landlords live in. The house and apartment unit are surrounded by tropical foliage and pine trees and encompassed by a 10ft wall topped with barbed wire. We live about a 5min walk from the school along a dirt road. We are about a 20min walk from downtown and the grocery stores.

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The stairs to our front door

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~ ~ ~ ~ Our Kitchen ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Our Office / Dining Room


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Our Bedroom

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Our Living Room and Balcony

Our team seems really nice; there are 10 English teachers from the States and Canada. Everyone seems very excited about working at the school, and what the year has in store for us. We are looking forward to getting to know everyone better as well.