Two Weeks Down
I have been in the DR for 2 weeks now! Time is going by so fast, yet so slow. Teaching is still really hard. I will forever be so beyond nice to teachers, no matter what country I am in. Yesterday while I was teaching a little boy was saying "F you teacha" for the whole 20 minutes of my lesson. Then I taught the kids the word bully and they started calling him a bully and he chilled out a little. Why do they say the swear words so good, but they don't say anything else?! I guess it's still practicing English, right?
We have a long weekend this week so we won't have to teach Monday and maybe Friday, so that is really exciting. It will be very nice to have a break. I had a cool trip planned, but unfortunately some girls in my group got lice so we had to cancel our plans and it was too late to make a new one. Oh well. Instead of going on a trip I will be helping build houses or something which will actually be a lot better than going on a vacation. Last night I helped picked out the lice in the girls hair. It took SO LONG. Crossing my fingers I don't get lice...
I am able to go to church every Sunday. It is at 9 o'clock, and it's a 30 minute walk. It's so different going to church here than in the states. First off it is all in Spanish so that is weird. Then the second hour the missionary translates for us while the Dominican is teaching which makes everything slow moving and kind of weird. It is also really loud, and not kids crying loud but just loud. It's so hot and there is no AC in the building so all the doors are open and you can hear all the cars passing and honking (people here honk a TON). But it's really cool to experience going to church in a different country. I have gained so much respect for missionaries.
Back to the whole honking situation. They seriously honk so much here. I've noticed that there are 3 kinds of honks. The first is to say that they are turning the corner because there are no stop signs or turn signals here. The second is the speed up honk. They honk when they think cars are going too slow and they get really close behind them then lay on their horn. The third honk is the get out of my way or I am going to hit you honk. They do not slow down for pedestrians here, they simply give you a warning honk and expect you to move... so you better be fast. Also every car I have been in here does not have seat belts. They are just wild here. NO RULES.
I miss a lot of things back home like my bed, good food, family, friends, feeling clean, and so much more. BUT I am learning so much here. It's humbling to leave a comfortable life for a life of service. I know by the end of my trip I will have so much love for all the people here, even the kid that pulled my seat out from under me the other day:)
We have a long weekend this week so we won't have to teach Monday and maybe Friday, so that is really exciting. It will be very nice to have a break. I had a cool trip planned, but unfortunately some girls in my group got lice so we had to cancel our plans and it was too late to make a new one. Oh well. Instead of going on a trip I will be helping build houses or something which will actually be a lot better than going on a vacation. Last night I helped picked out the lice in the girls hair. It took SO LONG. Crossing my fingers I don't get lice...
I am able to go to church every Sunday. It is at 9 o'clock, and it's a 30 minute walk. It's so different going to church here than in the states. First off it is all in Spanish so that is weird. Then the second hour the missionary translates for us while the Dominican is teaching which makes everything slow moving and kind of weird. It is also really loud, and not kids crying loud but just loud. It's so hot and there is no AC in the building so all the doors are open and you can hear all the cars passing and honking (people here honk a TON). But it's really cool to experience going to church in a different country. I have gained so much respect for missionaries.
Back to the whole honking situation. They seriously honk so much here. I've noticed that there are 3 kinds of honks. The first is to say that they are turning the corner because there are no stop signs or turn signals here. The second is the speed up honk. They honk when they think cars are going too slow and they get really close behind them then lay on their horn. The third honk is the get out of my way or I am going to hit you honk. They do not slow down for pedestrians here, they simply give you a warning honk and expect you to move... so you better be fast. Also every car I have been in here does not have seat belts. They are just wild here. NO RULES.
I miss a lot of things back home like my bed, good food, family, friends, feeling clean, and so much more. BUT I am learning so much here. It's humbling to leave a comfortable life for a life of service. I know by the end of my trip I will have so much love for all the people here, even the kid that pulled my seat out from under me the other day:)
Colorful chickens as promised
How we get our water
Cute kiddo
My house
Me and my roommate at church
I love reading about all your adventures. :-)
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