Well today was just a day to relax and hang out. We met the family this morning at breakfast. John and Cara are the parents, then Luke who is 16, Micah who is 15, and Caela (pronounced like Kayla) is 13. They are all very nice and I'm excited to get to know them more. We did some quick introductions around the table and then parted ways. They headed to the Institute where they are living and started unpacking.
This morning we just hung out with the kids and played L,R,C with several of them. They really enjoy this game. After we played multiple times the kids started asking to read. Christine brought out a box of books and about 10 of the kids sat down and read for about an hour. They love getting the opportunity to read. In school, the majority of their time is spent copying down what the teacher writes on the board and so when given the opportunity to read or learn in a different way they really enjoy it. While the kids were reading I grabbed my camera and got some decent pics of several kids.
Leonel, the oldest boy, was acting as barber today, cutting the little boys hair. Some of them really needed it but apparently they only have one blade and it is the blade that made them all bald. Some of them looked okay but others need some hair to grow back quickly! It was fun watching them get shaved though. Luis Alberto got shaved like Pastor Ramon at first, with the top of his hair cut and the rest left on the sides and the back. Then he shaved lines into the remaining hair. It was pretty funny but he looked hideous. I captured some pictures of it!
After this I played L,R,C again with two of the girls that are 10 and 11. They seem so much older here, I thought Nicol the 10 year old was at least 12. We played for about 20-25 minutes and then I came up to my room to help "Dominican mop" our floors. This consists of sweeping the dirt, then pouring soapy water on the concrete floors and sweeping the water out the door. It was fun, well as fun as cleaning can be!
After lunch, I just relaxed in my room most of the afternoon. I was really tired for some reason so I took a little nap and then just kind of laid around and did nothing. About an hour before church I went and sat with some the kids before dinner.
After dinner, we got ready for church and I left my hair down for the first time since I've been here. It is soooo long and untamed because of the humidity! Church was good and now we are back just relaxing until bedtime.
And for the record, I finished my book "Better" this morning. I read it in about 2 weeks, Jo you should be proud! :)
Make sure to check out my pictures I posted today of several of the kids. Have a great week everyone!
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