Hey everyone!! I know it's been a LOONG time since I got to put up a blog. I'm late for class (it's 6:08) but the professor never gets there until 6:20 or so, so I'm ok. In a few sentences I will sum up life life since we last talked.
Had a mad busy week last week. BUT, then I went with a friend from the study abroad program, met a mission group from her church at the airport, and went with them to San Pedro for the weekend! We shoveled cement, hulled rocks, had a water fight with the kids, and I got to do some translating. Oh! And I even learned some Creol bc we were in a Haitian village. And I met a guy who plays for the Ironbirds. It was a completely awesome weekend. I got to see Papito, Mercedes, and Marcia. Great, great, great. I got to use my muscles, or what was left of them after riding around in public cars for the past month or two (how long has it been??).
Hmm, then, Monday I had my intership with the crazy illiterate boys. But, after that one of them hung around and wanted to learn something! So I started a spontaneos math class with him an another boy. Started with verbal addition (that was too hard), went to flash cards with pictures (that one was too hard too), when to counting pencils and fingers (a little too hard), so I then wrote 1-10 on a piece of paper for them to trace and learn the numbers (that one was juuuust right!). So, like all in the DR, you have to have plan A-Z and patience. That's all you need! I loved worked with them, it melted my heart that they hung back, wanting to learn.
Then, I went over to another building to a place with boys off the streets too, except they live there and are there to stay. There were about 6 not in school, and just sitting around. No one gave me anything to do, so I asked them what they wanted to do. SOCCER! So, soccer it was for the next 3 hours. I had a blast!! They kept whispering to eachother, man, she knows how to play! I guess they'd never seen a white girl kick a ball before! It was awesome, loving life here.
Then Wednesday I acted out Hamlet in Spanish, that was fun!
Today was my birthday and I took myself shopping! I got some dominican clothes, so I feel like a real woman, dr style. You guys won't recognize me when I get back: nice jeans, earings, a little makeup, strappy shirt, nope, definitely I think I'll hold a sign when I get off the plane!
Love you all, got to run to class!!
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Happy Birthday, Allyson!! The world is such a much better place since you arrived.
Thank you for spreading your love and sunshine everywhere you go.
NOBODY can have a bad day if they just try to follow your lead. And No, everyday isn't perfect and yet every day is a good day- and as you so eloquently tell- some days have moments that are hard. So just keep going. Keep going, little bunny!
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