Hello!

It has been spectacular having Ben and Anna down here!  They are 2 of our 4 interns for the summer.  Ben was in the youth group I co-led at my church and he is working with the building groups.  Anna used to work with me at the daycare and for the last week she has been translating for and working with a group of nursing students and a couple of nurses who have been teaching our Healers about injecting vaccinations, and stitching up wounds.  Once the nursing group leaves she will help me out with the camps I’m running this summer.  I’m close to both of them, and it is great seeing them shine down here! J

So as I said, we had a group of nurses and students here working with the Healers.  (For those that don’t know who I’m referring to when I say our Healers… We employ 6 local women to be Healers.  They learn basic medical information and go out in pairs to different communities teaching door to door.  Their topics range from the importance to washing hands to cholera.)  They worked on giving injections for vaccinations as well as practicing stiching wounds.  A group of kids 14-16 years old from Bermuda left today sailing back to Bermuda .  They have another group from Bermuda which sailed down yesterday, which have taken their place.  We also have a group of 35 people here from New Jersey.  I have been spending time with the groups in the evenings, and I'm meeting lots of great people!

This past weekend I walked door to door in 2 villages telling them about the summer camp.  It was sunny and super hot!  But the parents and kids all seemed excited.  Yesterday I had parent meetings in the 2 villages I have been teaching in.  Luckily they went well!  Here is a few photos from class…

yeah that's right... we are doing the Hokey Pokey! :)

And for all the teachers out there who know how easily kids get distracted, here is a photo of just one of the many distractions that happen regularly in my class when teaching here in the Dominican. Hahaha

Yes that is a cow sticking his head in the door to see what’s going on.  J

Gotta run! Getting eaten alive by mosquitos!!!  Adiós!