the internet hasn't been working for a few days but honestly, even if it had, i probably would have kept up with this like i should. i don't know how to explain it but when I'm here, my mind is so much more clear that i don't have much to say. i feel more at home here than i ever have.
bonjou! waiting on sunday lunch to be brought upstairs while the girls work on homework.
I've mostly been helping becky clean up the big depot to get it clean for the next crate coming in a few weeks. its been a pretty big project but we finished up that room today. tomorrow we will start on another store room thats just down the hall from my room. its FULL of craft stuff thats packed away in tubs left to be forgotten. I am so thrilled to not have to worry about buying and bringing a bunch of stuff down here. paul, kate, and carole helped me pick up glass today on the new property for a mosaic project i want to do with the girls.
i did my first activity with the girls yesterday. haha what a mess. sue sent a bag for each girl with the materials to make valentines cards to send to their sponsors. sounds easy enough until Kimberly cuts her hair with the scissors and makes a huge mess out of everything. but what can you do? 4 year old haitian girls just aren't meant to play with scissors for more than 10 minutes. the older girls were awesome. they sat quietly and finished up all of their cards (that the little girls hadn't destroyed).
honestly, the long wait i had before i came back down here only gave me the patience i was lacking to work with the girls. had i come back right away like i wanted, i would have been so irritated. but what can i really do other than laugh it off? the girls have so much fun and are hopefully learning something and thats the important part.
becky, carole, and i sat on the roof for a long time and talked last night while the sun was setting. i can't even explain how much i love that roof. carole wants to cover part of it but i think the great thing about it is that its so open. i could spend my whole life up there and love every moment.
this morning they gave away baby food to the moms who brought their babies to church. carole announced the plan half way through the 3 hour long service so in the middle of it a few young women got up, went home, got babies, and came back. theres a part of me that automatically says, "thats not fair. they can't do that." but then i remember how hungry and desperate they must be to be so deceitful and it breaks my heart. they're good people, the best i know. and they deserve so much more than what they have.
its cold here. well, not cold. but its only like 85 degrees and kinda breezy. everyone is wearing sweaters and pants and i have goose bumps. funny how quickly I've adjusted to the weather.
i have bug bites all over my neck and face from not using my net the first night i was here. i was too tired to do all the moving and hanging it involved to get it up. becky gets grossed out whenever i scratch at them so I've had to leave them alone. its an irritating feeling but i don't have malaria and i don't have dengue fever so as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfect.
i am so giddy to be here. i love this place and i feel so comfortable and at home here. this is exactly where i belong :) orevwa!
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