And if our always is all that we gave, And we someday take that away
I'll be alright if it was just 'til St. Patrick's Day - John Mayer  

On Saturday we brought some Irish spirit to Costa Rica by throwing a St. Patrick's Day party for our gringo and tico friends. We decorated the house, made all sorts of green food, and dressed the part. The theme was a little lost on some of our Costa Rican friends but I'm pretty sure everyone thought the idea was funny (or maybe the think we're a little funny...)  Either way, we had fun and the house looked great. 

An Irish Blessing...in Spanish

Fruit salad with green jello...tasted a lot better than it looked!

Homemade Soda Bread

Me, Margie, Katherine (our co-minister), and Molly

Sorry it's sideways, but I think you get the idea :)

This week at work has been a bit different. Guiselle, the teacher I work with, got married on Saturday and had the week off. That means the students don't come so I was asked to help out in the RM department. (RM = Retardo Mental, or Mental Retardation, which makes me cringe to say since it's not the most PC term...).   I'm with a group of kids who are about 14 in the morning and older kids who are mostly around 19 in the afternoons. So far I have been claimed the novia of many of the older boys and even got this cute letter yesterday. I'll be staying with this older group 2-3 days a week when I'm done with Guilselle's group and I'm excited to build relationships with them!