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Families
of Costa Rica DVD
From Families of the World Series
Reviewed by Erin K. Allshouse
 No
passport is required for this DVD. Sit back and armchair travel into the lives
of two friendly families who live in Costa Rica, without ever leaving your living
room. This is the latest DVD in the multi-award winning series, which continues
to explore the lives and cultures of children around the world. The
series includes 19 titles and growing and offers a documentary style, “day
in the life,” glimpse into how people in different countries live from
a child’s point of view.
You are invited into the lives of these
families, one rural and one urban and can follow them in the daily activities
from waking to bedtime, while showing that kids living thousands of miles away
in other countries lead everyday lives and participate in daily activities very
similar to American children.
Ten-year-old Estibaliz is a happy little
girl growing up in Cabuya, which is very close to a national nature reserve
and has a thriving eco-tourism business. Her day begins very early with a few
morning activities including breakfast (tortilla, eggs and hot dogs) and some
last minute homework. Follow her to school and be part of her classes. Visit
her parents at work. Her mother works as a housekeeper and her father as a groundskeeper
for a local hotel. Estibaliz attends a private school, studying English, geography,
science, math and history. She also enjoys eating lunch with her friends and
playing in the school band. After school, watch Estibaliz do her chores and
study with her mother including picking up fallen mangoes from the yard and
feeding them to the neighboring cows. The next day, walk with her to a nearby
island during low tide and later in the evening attend an exciting soccer game,
followed by a fun community dance.
Later we meet Jose, a ten-year-old boy,
who lives in Escazu, near the capital of San Jose in Costa Rica with his parents
and 3-year old brother Gabriel. Jose also starts his day early, enjoying an
egg sandwich for breakfast, followed by Bible study with his father (they’re
Evangelical Christians), and then it’s off to private school for him as
well. Because his family is building a new home, the trip to school includes
a stop to borrow his grandfather’s truck to pick up construction supplies.
At school, classes, include science, art, computer and math. Jose likes to conducts
experiments and practices soccer. Upon returning home, he walks his dog Sophie,
plays music with his brother and does his homework, which includes writing an
essay on what he wants to be when he grows up – a professional soccer
player for Team Barcelona! Take in the colorful local market as he walks along
with his mother and visit the family as they eat sushi made by the family’s
housekeeper. Then it’s off for a well earned good night’s sleep.
I recommend this DVD for 4-to-5 year olds
through 11-year-olds for viewing. Take time to share with your children how
children from other cultures live. It is 30 minutes long and is in color, with
live action, closed-captioned and subtitled in English and Spanish.
This DVD offers an intriguing taste of another
culture and is used in classrooms around the country as a valuable tool for
multi-cultural education. All 20 Families of the World episodes include: Families
of Australia, Families of Brazil, Families of Canada, Families of China, Families
of Costa Rica, Families of Egypt, Families of France, Families of Ghana, Families
of India, Families of Israel, Families of Japan, Families of Korea, Families
of Mexico, Families of Puerto Rico, Families of Russia, Families of Sweden,
Families of Thailand, Families of UK, Families of USA, Families of Vietnam.
Families of Costa Rica is available for
$29.95. To order, call 1-800-765-5885 or visit www.familiesoftheworld.com.
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