Comments on: Kids off to college tomorrow! http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html The personal blog of the Cottrill family, Canadians living in Mexico. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-33206 Jim Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:35:08 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-33206 I'm not really looking to start a collection of related posts here, but I just had to add one more - this one from Chile. It sounds just like Mexico (except she shops at Jumbo and I shop at MEGA): http://garcias2chile.blogspot.com/2007/08/shopping-at-jumbo.html Check out the list of school supplies she scanned - looks a lot like ours! I’m not really looking to start a collection of related posts here, but I just had to add one more - this one from Chile. It sounds just like Mexico (except she shops at Jumbo and I shop at MEGA):
http://garcias2chile.blogspot.com/2007/08/shopping-at-jumbo.html

Check out the list of school supplies she scanned - looks a lot like ours!

]]> By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32985 Jim Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:35:18 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32985 Here's another family in Cuernavaca talking about their experiences getting their daughter ready for school: http://atreasureinclay.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/it-really-is-true/ Here’s another family in Cuernavaca talking about their experiences getting their daughter ready for school:
http://atreasureinclay.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/it-really-is-true/

]]> By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32964 Jim Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:29:52 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32964 No, no work boots. ;) Just imagine if we had chosen one of the more expensive schools - this one is more on the low end. No, no work boots. ;) Just imagine if we had chosen one of the more expensive schools - this one is more on the low end.

]]> By: Grandma C. http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32960 Grandma C. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:57:35 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32960 Wow! What a lotta stuff!! No wonder you guys needed lots of $$ $$ support to go to Mexico! Even work boots I see!! Mind you, the Bible does say that it's good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth!! Wow! What a lotta stuff!! No wonder you guys needed lots of $$ $$ support to go to Mexico! Even work boots I see!! Mind you, the Bible does say that it’s good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth!!

]]> By: Jim http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32955 Jim Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:05:57 +0000 http://cottrillcompass.com/blog/2007/kids-off-to-college-tomorrow.html#comment-32955 I had to give you a link to a similar post from another family in central Mexico: http://joelandjanette.typepad.com/janettes_journal/2007/08/back-to-school-.html And they're not the only ones that had to draw a line on 100 pages - we had some friends here in Cuernavaca that told us the same thing. Yikes! I had to give you a link to a similar post from another family in central Mexico:
http://joelandjanette.typepad.com/janettes_journal/2007/08/back-to-school-.html

And they’re not the only ones that had to draw a line on 100 pages - we had some friends here in Cuernavaca that told us the same thing. Yikes!

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