Yoga, Loyola de la Chapala shcool and exploring downtown

On Thursday we got up and headed out to explore the area a bit more.  We went go see another of the possible school choices for the boys. It is less then a mile from the area we are thinking about living in, so that is very attractive to us.  The school was very beautiful and it appears to be a traditional school setting with all grades on one camp.  They start as early as childcare and go all the way up to High School.  Zach would be starting in what is considered Prescolar (ages 3-5) and Andrew will start in Primaria (1^st-6^th)/Bilingual Curriculum.  Zach’s class will be all in Spanish, but the teacher is bilingual.  The school system here has a break from July through the 22^nd week of August.  They get a 2-week break in December and a 2-week break in the spring.  Andrew will start at 8:00am and Zach around 8:30.  They will go until 2/2:30, but Zach can hang out and play until Andrew is finished.  

After the school tour, we headed into town and took Tracy to a Yoga class.  She enjoyed the 1.5 hour class and met some really nice ladies there.  The boys and I explored the village more and just wandered the streets just soaking in the sites.  We stopped and had ice cream at the Plaza Jardin, but the kids didn’t care for it much.  In their defense, it did have a different taste from what we are accustomed to back in the States.  I finished the cones for them.  We wandered a bit more and then went to pick up Tracy from class.  We met a really kind gentleman named David who had been a Realtor back in Santa Barbara in the 1970’s.  On the way home we stopped to look at another local gym and it was actually very nice and clean.  You won’t find 24HR Fitness or Gold’s Gym here, but everything is functional and clean. 

We headed home and had some lunch, when we all of sudden hear a knock at the door.  Our neighbors a few doors away and friends of Fred and Rita came by to introduce themselves.  They were so kind and were loaded with great information for living in Mexico.  I am finding the Ex-Pat community down here is like one big family.  Everyone looks out for one another.  We will be dining with them again on Saturday.  

 

Fast forward now to dinner and getting the kids ready for bed.  Tracy and I tucked the Munchkins in and moved out to the living room to do our Spanish lesson.  About 30 minutes into our hour, the rain started and man did it pour.  The most amazing thing was the lightning storm that came with it.  I have never seen so many lightning flashes in all my life.  It was literally like a fireworks display on the 4^th of July. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhXsQnVNR1E