In other school news, my kids are great. I feel like we're getting to know each other, the daily routine, and what we're supposed to learn in first grade. :o) For the most part they are well-behaved, eager to learn, and very creative. It's exciting to be at Highlands, one of the few Protestant Christian schools in the country, and also exciting that I get to teach the Bible. We really try as a school to integrate the Bible in a practical way into all curriculum so that students have a Christian worldview from the beginning, whether or not they are Christians. Many of them are highly influenced by Catholic churches and schools which are very different from those in the states. Catholicism here is a mix of worshipping Jesus, the saints, and animal spirits, since much of the Catholic theology is intertwined with the paganism of the indigenous people. Thus, many of my six-year-olds are already confused as to who God is and what a relationship with Jesus is all about. I'm honored that I get to be one of the first to teach them about what life in Christ looks like. Here they are making gardens of Eden.
And here are some views of my fun little classroom.
Thank you to everyone for providing things to help the kids learn and make my room look nice! 
Here are my crazy kids...this is how we say "thank you" in La Paz. :o)
Lastly, a quicky funny...I was trying to ask the guy at the grocery store what some vegetables were, thinking that they looked like mushrooms. However, instead of saying, "Are these like mushrooms?" I ended up saying "Are WE like mushrooms?" I'm sure he thought I was referring to my friend and me. I didn't realize my blunder until after I walked away with the vegetables, which to my disappointment were only rotten-looking potatoes. The only mushrooms, I guess, were Sarah and me. I love learning to laugh at myself!
