Hola!

 

Everything is wet wet wet.  I woke up yesterday morning to pouring rain on the zinc roof.  It rained for most of yesterday morning, and again on and off in the evening.  It must have rained more last night as well.  Some areas are not too muddy because the ground gets so super dry that it just soaks up the rain.  But other areas turn into this super sticky, dark brown mud.  When you walk through it it just cakes onto the bottom of your shoes and with each step you take, your foot gains another layer of the mud cake under your shoe.  I'm glad I have my boots! :)

 

I spent the morning yesterday with Suni.  She is such a sweet person!  I think she is going to help me with teaching the little kids.  When I asked her she was first a little nervous because she dropped out of school at 4th grade and doesn't know how to multiply.  I told her that with the 3 and 4 year olds that wouldn't be a problem.  I read some of my kids books with her so she could help me with the pronunciations.  We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Cookies Week, and Not A Box (all in spanish).  She got a kick out of all of them and told me that they don't have books like those in the Dominican.

Last Sunday, I planted about 15 different seeds to start a garden down here.  I started them in cups with holes on the bottom.  7 of the cups have already sprouted!  We are going to make some plant boxes for them.   I can't wait to start eating dinner out of my garden!!!

I have been at my rosetta stone and trying to talk with whoever I can, but I still get pretty frusterated with it.  I wish I could just plug my brain into the computer at night and wake up speaking spanish...  haha if only...

Alright that's all for now!
Adiós!

Oh yeah, and Chris' ducks just hatched nine little ducklings.  I do believe they might be the cutest little yellow fluff balls I have ever seen.  I'll try to post a picture of them soon!