One week from now I will be in Costa Rica and I can't wait! I am starting to get really nervous! We are going to be living with Costa Rican families, taking Spanish classes, doing some service projects and visiting the schools there! I do not know very much Spanish, so this trip should be extremely challenging for me. I have never really had to be outside my comfort zone so I think this will be a good experience to help push me and help put things into perspective.
The purpose of this trip is to put us into the shoes of English Language Learners and show us just how difficult it can be to be thrown into a new country, culture, and language. I think this will help make me for sensitive and understanding of ESL students that will come into my classroom. I will not know exactly what they are going through, but I will have a better idea of what they are facing.
I am extremely excited! Keep checking back to see what I am experiencing as we become immersed into Costa Rican culture!
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