Sunday, July 8, 2007

Mas Fotos




















1. My classroom! and a cute little boy who is my new best friend :)
2. The cute little boys that live next to our school. I guess they've learned how to live with barbed wire...

3. The boys and I

4. Some of the other counselors and I swimming in a cave

5. Hiking in La Loma- the inland, foresty part of DR

6. Just a pretty road with the laundry hanging up

7. This is the political party that I wrote about in my last blog. You can see the crowd of people the the men in their camo.

8. This is a beautiful baby I played with for a half hour at an ice cream shop. Que preciosa!

9. My favorite neighborhood boy

Mas Fotos




















1. My classroom! and a cute little boy who is my new best friend :)
2. The cute little boys that live next to our school. I guess they've learned how to live with barbed wire...

3. The boys and I

4. Some of the other counselors and I swimming in a cave

5. Hiking in La Loma- the inland, foresty part of DR

6. Just a pretty road with the laundry hanging up

7. This is the political party that I wrote about in my last blog. You can see the crowd of people the the men in their camo.

8. This is a beautiful baby I played with for a half hour at an ice cream shop. Que preciosa!

9. My favorite neighborhood boy

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Happy 4th!

Hey everyone!
This will be quick. I just had to tell you about an experience I had today. We were walking out of the school after preparing our classrooms and there was a huge crowd of people yelling in the streets. I noticed a big truck in the middle with military men standing in the back. A couple of the men even had big guns slung on their shoulders. The people of the village were screaming at them and reaching out their arms. I asked someone what was going on and they told me that one of the political parties was giving out food in order to ensure votes. The people were desperate, begging for the bags of food. Then suddenly the truck drove off and the people wandered back to their homes. Some showed their prized bag of food to their friends and the bag-less walked away disappointed. I guess this is pretty common in third world countries but it was crazy to see their destitute situation firsthand. Later I contrasted this with our political process and government. It was interesting to see this on the Fourth of July and all. I know we still have tons of problems (immigration, social security, poverty, etc) but we have a lot to be grateful for. For example, we have wonderful, classy candidates like Mitt Romney we can vote for! So go donate! Haha that was my shameless plug for the night!
Okay a cockroach just crawled under my chair... I think that's my cue to head to bed! Love you all lots!

Happy 4th!

Hey everyone!
This will be quick. I just had to tell you about an experience I had today. We were walking out of the school after preparing our classrooms and there was a huge crowd of people yelling in the streets. I noticed a big truck in the middle with military men standing in the back. A couple of the men even had big guns slung on their shoulders. The people of the village were screaming at them and reaching out their arms. I asked someone what was going on and they told me that one of the political parties was giving out food in order to ensure votes. The people were desperate, begging for the bags of food. Then suddenly the truck drove off and the people wandered back to their homes. Some showed their prized bag of food to their friends and the bag-less walked away disappointed. I guess this is pretty common in third world countries but it was crazy to see their destitute situation firsthand. Later I contrasted this with our political process and government. It was interesting to see this on the Fourth of July and all. I know we still have tons of problems (immigration, social security, poverty, etc) but we have a lot to be grateful for. For example, we have wonderful, classy candidates like Mitt Romney we can vote for! So go donate! Haha that was my shameless plug for the night!
Okay a cockroach just crawled under my chair... I think that's my cue to head to bed! Love you all lots!

Monday, July 2, 2007







Here are some photos!


1. My new friends and I on the beautiful Dominican beach. It's about a 3 minute walk from our hotel
2. The mariachi band! The creep is the one in the bright blue shirt...
3. My roomies and I on our balcony.
This may look exactly like a lavish vacation but it is not. I am in fact earning 6 credits so let's call it a "Study abroad." Happiness.









Here are some photos!


1. My new friends and I on the beautiful Dominican beach. It's about a 3 minute walk from our hotel
2. The mariachi band! The creep is the one in the bright blue shirt...
3. My roomies and I on our balcony.
This may look exactly like a lavish vacation but it is not. I am in fact earning 6 credits so let's call it a "Study abroad." Happiness.