First Day of School...

  The event that necessitated our quick move from Iowa--the beginning of school--occurred this week.  August 10, school starting already?  Yup!  Of course, there will be a week of vacation in October, a whole month at Christmas, a spring break...  I guess it IS necessary to begin pretty early.  And truthfully, hanging out in the hotel, especially when the VPN isn't working (so there is no internet), is pretty boring.  I think the girls were ready.
   We spent a day at the school a week ago, taking ITBS tests (to show English proficiency--most of the test-takers were Korean), and talking with the principal and teachers to assess the best classes to take.  

    Then Wednesday was the first day for new students.  I got to ride the "bus" in with them, because parents were required to be there too--to receive information and especially to get the parent code for checking up on their students' computers.

First, the traditional first-day-of-school picture in front of "our" front door.  And then in front of the non-working fountain by our apartment where the bus will be picking them up once we move.

By the end of the day, the girls had the major item that made this whole adventure worthwhile--their own MacBook Pro.

And now we are a 4-lap-top family.