We were picked up by the shuttle at 7:20 a.m. this morning-- the shuttle has a route to pick up the other teachers-- we all live in a certain square-- between Duarte to the north, Rafael Vidal to the east, Autopista to the south, and Sadhala to the south (those are the main streets) and the school is just outside of the square in Autopista.
The morning was introducing everyone, and our calling to Dominican Republic, along with a devotional by Seth Cohen, the director of SCS. We got a tour of the school, showing everyone their rooms, along with the principals praying over us and our rooms. Paul, the Academic Service director, also went over living in DR-- maids, water, what to tip, culture, etc.
We had lunch at El Tablon-- a very good restaurant-- I ordered Guatemalan Chicken-- with green rice-- so very good. The presentation of the food was wonderful-- someone ordered coconut shrimp, and got a whole coconut!
After lunch we got a tour of one of the most famous landmarks in Santiago-- the monument. One of the dictators built it like 20 years ago as a monument to him, but when he was thrown out, the city changed it to honor the founding fathers of the city. It had amazing scenery and views from where we walked. You can even go go to the top of it, which I've been told has incredible views as well.
Tomorrow we go to Claro to get our cell phones set up-- which could be a very long morning/day, as they can be very slow!
I accidentally left my phone on the bus and thankfully, another teacher saw it and got it the next day!
The morning was introducing everyone, and our calling to Dominican Republic, along with a devotional by Seth Cohen, the director of SCS. We got a tour of the school, showing everyone their rooms, along with the principals praying over us and our rooms. Paul, the Academic Service director, also went over living in DR-- maids, water, what to tip, culture, etc.
We had lunch at El Tablon-- a very good restaurant-- I ordered Guatemalan Chicken-- with green rice-- so very good. The presentation of the food was wonderful-- someone ordered coconut shrimp, and got a whole coconut!
After lunch we got a tour of one of the most famous landmarks in Santiago-- the monument. One of the dictators built it like 20 years ago as a monument to him, but when he was thrown out, the city changed it to honor the founding fathers of the city. It had amazing scenery and views from where we walked. You can even go go to the top of it, which I've been told has incredible views as well.
Tomorrow we go to Claro to get our cell phones set up-- which could be a very long morning/day, as they can be very slow!
I accidentally left my phone on the bus and thankfully, another teacher saw it and got it the next day!
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| View from the Monument |
Tuesday we had some more orientation on using Office365, which is similar to Google-- then we went to the cell phone place -- Claro. We had been told that the last time they were there, it took them 4-6 hours, so we were expecting a very long wait. We got there around 12:00 and were done by like 1:30! We did have to make a 2nd trip for some of us (including me) to go get our passports. I'm still trying to get the hang of unlocking all my locks-- I have one to the gate (which is unlocked M-F), once to the door of the apt complex (those 2 are pretty easy), and then the two locks on my door (more difficult, especially the dead bolt!).
After a lunch of chicken and mashed potatoes, I worked in my classroom (after it took me like 10 minutes to find it!)-- I didn't have a lot of things to go through-- I saw my supplies that I have-- I know that I will be teaching Wilson Reading, but other than that, I'm not sure what I'll be doing...
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| The cafeteria |
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| The flagpoles |
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| My room is right above the little tree-- on the 2nd floor (I forgot to take pictures of it.) |
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| One of the new play grounds-- it will have a cover over it when it is finished. |
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