Countdown to Costa Rica

Ahh, the good life. In 2 days Edwin and I will be in the little town you can see in this picture: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. Needless to say it has been motivating us this week. And a stressful week it has been! I (Chelsea) still haven't heard from Colorado State about a possible assistantship (which would pay ALL of my grad school tuition- no biggie). My students have also been quite "energetic" this week. Just to name a few special behaviors- I've dealt with groin-kicking, swearing, fighting, and a student playing hide and go seek with me (He hid, I did not seek.) ALL IN 1st and 2nd GRADES!!!

Edwin got a call from the Colorado State Access Center that they want to fly him out for an interview- awesome news!!! Busy busy though, Edwin is flying to Denver for his KIPP interview about 8 hours after we get back from Costa Rica. Wish him luck- he will do an amazing job!!

We will get to San Jose, Costa Rica at about midnight on Saturday night. We are being picked up at 5:30 am on Sunday (don't forget daylight savings) for a rafting trip! Here's a link to the details of our whitewater adventure: http://geckotrail.com/tour.htm?tid=rpac1d

We are so excited for our trip- it will be a wonderful chance to relax!! We will take a ton of pictures and are sure to blog when we get back! Love you all!