First Day of School

After surviving an extremely rainy weekend, this morning the girls and I got up at 5:30 am to get ready for school. Judith came to pick us up at 6:30 am. First she dropped off her two oldest children at their school, then she took us to Colegio Latino. The girls were very nervous! When we got there, we were received by the staff and they were welcomed by each one of them. I loved the fact that each staff member shook the girls' hands and welcomed them to school. Then they were escorted to their respective classrooms. At 7:00 am, they walked back to the playground with their teacher to participate in the first day of school's ceremony. It was unforgettable. The entrance of the flag, the singing of the National Anthem, and the Song of Tabasco was precious! Every student sang so nicely and they were so reverent about it. The parade of teachers carrying the flag was astonishing. I absolutely enjoyed seeing how patriotic everybody was. During the ceremony, the principal welcomed the first graders and the Pulleiro sisters. She asked students to support and help each one of them as they attend school and need help with the language. Then she asked them to applaud to welcome them to Colegio Latino. It was very special!!!

At 9:00 am, I started teaching English at the Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa (UPCH). I taught a group of about 15 students from the Tourism Department. I absolutely enjoyed getting to know these students, whose sacrifice to attend college is so great. They are so humble and so willing to learn. We played games and they introduced themselves in English.

Charlotte and I just picked up Lucas from Kindergarten. He seemed so happy though when he went in, he was not. Thank Goodness his teacher and assistant are so much fun!!! Charlotte told me she went and peaked to see how he was doing and he seemed so happy. We are so glad that everything went well with him.

The girls just returned from school (1:00 pm) and had smiles on their faces. They loved school, but it was hard. Gina loved French. Gina said, "Can you believe I have homework on the first day of school?"