Rachel starts school on Monday! She is only 4 years old, so she will be in the pre-kinder class at Santiago Christian Academy. It's an English-speaking, pre-K thru 12 school run by the American Baptists here in town. Mark was homeschooled and I went to public school in the States, so this will be our first experiences with a Christian school. I think it will turn out good for Rachel.

One of the things that is different about school here in Chile is that all the kids wear uniforms, and Rachel will too. We took her on Monday to get measured for it, and paid in full. Carey met me there to walk me through what size and what pieces I needed to get. She also brought me some patches with the school insignia that need to be sewn on to the shirts. We got two pair of navy blue pants, one short-sleeve white polo shirt, one short-sleeve navy polo shirt, and one long-sleeve navy polo shirt. They were supposed to be ready yesterday.

But even though this is a school run by Americans, we are still in Chile. Rachel's clothes weren't ready on Friday, and they weren't sure when they would be. Maybe Monday. Hmmm. So for now I will have to hem up a pair of pants that Carey's kids wore last year and she'll have a shirt to borrow from them, too. Hopefully her new clothes will be ready in time for her second day of school! I'll try to post a picture when we get them.