Hey family!
How's everyone?
Sooooo, I’ve been journaling everyday, with the exception of maybe 5 days. Since this is a lot of journaling I will try to limit myself to only listing highlights of each day. You can probably imagine, or maybe I should say you probably can't imagine, how busy my days have been. HAH! So, here I go!
31 July 2011, Sunday
Day 1
Mom got stopped for speeding, haha, but police just gave her a warning. Good times.
The airport was crazy… only delta was open and hundreds of confused and frustrated people were waiting to be checked in. Of course, there were a lot of nice people too. So I finally got to security and said bye to Mommy and Mo. Hard as well. Had a great morning with them! They are so funny. I think we make a great team! Hehe.
Once I landed in TEGUCIGALPA (4 hours away from airport in which I was supposed to be flown into) the man who helped me with my bags kept bothering me for money (he worked in the airport) and I gave him a tip but he wanted more…ugh!
oops! took picture with phone...
To make an extremely long story short, I spent 8 hours in the airport waiting for people that didn’t show up. Mel’s plane landed 4 hours late, which was supposed to land 4 hours later than mine… and the amazingly wonderful people in the Migration office helped me figure out I had been flown into the wrong airport. The director of security took great care of us while we waited for Nelson’s friend to come to our rescue. When he came he and his friend took us to the mall where we ate Honduran Subway! It was raining a lot and I stepped in a wet dirty diaper… with my freshly washed Toms (thanks anyway, Nana...) Gross! Afterward we went to a motel where we showered and slept ASAP. Quite a fun day.
All airport photos taken by Liz Medina Chiomenti (aka mommy)
All airport photos taken by Liz Medina Chiomenti (aka mommy)
1 August 2011, Monday
Day 2
Wake at 4:50am
Travel on bus for 4 hours. Bus driver is a crazy driver and I thought I was going to die!
Slept a lot on that trip. Something about vehicles either makes me sick or sleepy.
Nelson meets us at gas station and takes us to the home.
Andrew Peterson shows us around (:
We meet the kids (well, mostly reunite with them) and help chop veggies for pizza dinner
Visit school and kindergarten classroom
2 August 2011, Tuesday
Day 3
Had first meeting with other volunteers (Aron, Mel, Andrew, myself) and Begonia, Txus and Maria Jose
Make crafts for girls
Chill, get to know the kids, and unpack.
3 August 2011, Wednesday
Day 4
First day of working with little girls. Look after 7: wake them up, wash their hair, dress them, style hair, and make sure morning chores are done. 2 other girls live with their older sisters but we watch after them too (with everything but waking them up and putting them to bed).
Catch a 6-inch cricket in room and put it in bag. Release it but it flies back into room.
Next there is a 3-inch roach that Mel kills. More show up, Gross.
Fail at hanging mosquito net, so I just sleep inside it, hehe!
Funny night.
4 August 2011, Thursday
Day 5
Wake at 4:40 to shower and get ready. Wake girls at 5:15 and do the normal morning routine... see them off to school.
Go to center of town to do some shopping for the home with Edwin (our Mr. Fix-it), Andrew (his faithful helper), and Meliscia (just felt like writing in parenthesis for her too).
5 August 2011, Friday
Day 6
Actually wake up automatically at 4:35...???
Hard to wake girls today and they aren't listening well.
Sandra climbs to the very top (literally) of a very tall and strong tree; one that I've always wanted to climb.
6 August 2011, Sabbath
Day 7
Unfortunately I forgot to journal about this day. I'm sure if I try really hard to remember I may be able to but given it was over 2 months ago, I might be kidding myself. All I wrote is that I fell asleep watching Yogi Bear that night.
Okay. That's all I'll write for now. I hope everyone is doing well! Please keep us in your prayers.
God bless and stay tuned!!!
