Ava and Ian started school last week! A pretty big deal in our life here. Although they both went to a small camp for a few weeks, this feels much bigger in scope. They are both doing well and Ava is already learning a small bit of French. The hardest part has been the morning drop off, the first day or two was really hard. Ian cried a lot, but this seems to be getting better every day. Ava is already making friends and has told Jaime and I that the boys "really" like her. I bet! ... and so it begins.
Ian, before the flood.
Ava, all smiles at drop off.
Ian, still not so sure at drop off.
Ava's cubby and art work.
More art work...
Work on display in class.
The teachers seem very nice. Ava's teacher speaks English, but Ian's does not, so the daily update is a little harder to understand. He seems to be doing ok though. His teacher says he lays back and keeps to himself most of the time, but I think this will change soon. He is pretty social and has a big personality so I have no doubt that he will have the run of the class in no time!
All and all things are pretty great. The kids are going to school with other kids from all over the world! This is one of the things we were really excited about when we decided to make the move here. What an opportunity! I have to say that I am amazed at how quickly we have adjusted to so many things here, and just gone on living our lives and going about it all, but not one day goes by that I don't stop for a second and think..."We are living in f*&%@#$ Rwanda!" Decatur, Georgia it ain't!
We miss you all terribly, but are excited about the future. Come visit!
So, here are some pictures of school!
Ava and Ian first day of school!
Ian, before the flood.
Ava, all smiles at drop off.
Ian, still not so sure at drop off.
Ava's cubby and art work.
More art work...
Work on display in class.
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