with her husband and two children.

Lacey G., 19, is taking a year off college to visit her parents, who are short-term missionaries in Costa Rica. She speaks Spanish at an intermediate level.

What do these folks have in common? They are all participating in the One-Month "Intensive" Course, which began at the

  

Spanish Language Institute on February 9. Each one is in a small study group suited to his or her specific needs and interests. Some are serving the Lord in Latin America and others in the United States.

The Institute offers the Intensive Course three times a year, in February, July, and October. To enroll contact Grettel Pérez at <Grettel@TheSpanishInstitute.com>.

  

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and should provide a letter of recommendation from their pastor. Tuition, book and fees are $500. The pre-registration fee (non-refundable) is $45. Dates for the next three courses are:

July 5-30, 2004
Oct. 4-29, 2004
Feb. 21-March 18, 2005

 

Paint Protects Gym Floor and Its Users

Question: Why would anyone use marine paint (worth over $100 a gallon) a hundred miles from the ocean or any other large body of water? Answer: To protect a gymnasium floor from crumbling and keep athlete's from slipping!
     

It took 30 gallons of this green liquid used to protect ships and docks from salt water damage to cover the Institute's gym floor, which measures 4,860 square feet. Before painting, workmen treated the floor's seams to allow for expansion and contraction of the concrete and prepared the surface. The fun part for those who watched was seeing the red, white and blue lines being painted on top of the green background. These are the boundaries needed for the many soccer, basketball, and volleyball games played by children and adults on what is undoubtedly the most stepped-on, run-on, and jumped-on surface on campus!

  
Carlos Rojas in the gym.
     

How long will the treatment last? "No one really knows" said Carlos Rojas, the Institute's Administrator and organizer of the project, but the paint company guarantees its product for three years.

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