After spending some more time in Mexico on vacation and visiting the schools again I made up my mind and made a decision.
It wasn't an easy decision. We meet with some parents who have kids in both schools and we talked to the admissions people. Lots of questions were answered, some were not and we weren't too convinced by some of the answers.
I brought the school work my kids are doing here and compared with what's being done there. They are waaaaay behind what's being taught at the kids current school. And I mean way behind. Ok, in math they are just behind, but reading and spelling... Wow! It is scary.
Yes, I know it is only elementary school. Yes, I know they will be learning another language. An yes, I know they will be focusing on some other skills that the schools in the US won't focus on. But still. We will have to come back. And learning how to read and write properly at this age will help them out a lot.
I, myself, am a product of international schools. And if you've read a few posts you can tell that my writing is not the best. So maybe I am trying to compensate. Who knows?
As you can see, we decided to keep doing the super commute. And if the schools were not enough reason the fact that my husband doesn't have a proper internet connection since March / April added a little bit to it. I even joked with the people from the flat saying that if they can't fix it "ahorita" they need to get it fixed within 2 weeks because this is when I am going back. We'll see.
And the icing on the cake is that we're living in Florida. Yes, it is hot as hell in here now. And the humidity is just awful. But we have the beach. And the pool. And no pollution. The traffic is not that bad either. The flights don't bother us. And our neighbor loves our pets and take my dog to his home and comes to see the cats everyday when we leave on the weekends.
And honestly, I am enjoying Mexico so much more as a tourist then I think I would as a resident. And so are the kids. We still have two more years of this craziness. Then we will likely have to move elsewhere. So let me enjoy being back to the US while I can.
