So anyway- not able to ccut the cord completely, I am returning to the DR in three weeks. THis time I have already set the tone by calling my friends. Sure we will go shopping and I will as always buy the food at Ole supermarket, and it 's fsair because I eat at the house morning , noon and night as well. So it works both ways. But the other stuff has to end. I now need advice on how to get the school thing set up for the kids.I have taken the kids to school ( colegio) myseslf and met the teacher.. but from what I have seen there seems to be only the one teacher and she takes three sets of kids, from 8- 10 the youngest, 11-1 the 6-8 year olds and then Elisa's age group ( 11-14) 2 pm till 4pm. It is a tiny place. and all the kids from this little area go there. There is a bigger schooll in town , and it looks moire like a regular school we would see here, but they seem to think it is bad and don;t want to send the kids there. I don;t know where to start with all this. I would love to offer the teacher extra cash to treach the kids a bit more on weekends because I can;t see two hours a day being good for anything. I am open to any ideas.. I just can;t bear the thought oif the eldest going and getting pregnant at 13 as so many others do......I just want to see them do well...