After a month's vacation, Finn and Sam have finally started school and I'm happy to report the first week went smoothly. I give them both a lot of credit for being able to successfully go into a foreign situation with a different language and customs. It helps that science and English are in their native language and both of their teachers are bilingual. Most schools here put ours in the states to shame in that they all have varying degrees of bilingual instruction (the economy is in large part controlled by multinational corporations, English is the language of business, and personal economic success is linked to how well versed one is in English). The staff is exceedingly nice and appears to want to help the boys succeed.
 Sam modeling the summer uniform on the first day of school.  Arriving at school on the first day |  Finn modeling the p.e. uniform  Before school assembly. | It's a fifteen minute walk to school so we catch a slice of daily life in Lima. And, as in Alameda, we have found several people on the way who greet us. Seems that neighbors can be anywhere. We have always considered ourselves lucky and the luck seems to have held so far here in Lima. |   Sam not exactly eager on the first day but he made it! |
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