
I have grown quite accustomed to the quiet little lives the
locals live here. I go to school in the day and sit in my rocking chair on the
porch after my 4:30 dinner and I go to bed early. On the weekends I like to
sleep in (not very Dominican of me) but I love to stay out of the sun and I
tend to linger in the shade and not go out in the sun until after 2:00 PM
(which is very Dominican).
One thing that the locals do that I will never be accustomed
to is staring. I know I am a Gringo (foreigner) but seriously if looks could
kill... I hate the staring and they also hiss and whistle and honk at me. It’s
like they have never seen a white person before. I am whiter than white here
but dark by comparison to myself at home. Two weeks and a bottle of sun screen later
I have a pretty good tan and hopefully in another two weeks I won’t be so noticeably
white.
This Saturday Bella is leaving which is really sad because a
lot of people I have met will be leaving between now and June. However at the
end of June a whole new houseful will be coming to stay with me for the summer
camp. I still don’t have many ideas for my Superstar Status at camp, I need
your ideas!!
Also I feel like I could be doing more work and I think I am
going to try pairing up with another organization down here on the weekends or
weeknights. The people that I am working with are really flexible and
supportive and there are a lot of great organizations down here I just need to
decide where I want to channel my energies. I will hopefully find something
soon and then I will let you all know what I find.
Peace!
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