Christmas Program

This week was filled with lots of activity...but I survived!

Wednesday night I had to make dinner for all the Young Life leaders and staff. That's quite the job, especially when nothing turns out the way you anticipate here! Luckily my roommates helped me keep my sanity after a shattered dish in the oven, getting caught in a downpour walking home from the store, and my ride forgetting to come and get me.

Our Young Life club was a Christmas Party. We sang Christmas carols, played Christmas games, and had a White Elephant gift exchange. Can you believe they don’t sell wrapping paper on rolls here in the DR…crazy!

Thursday night was our Christmas Program at school. It was a packed night but the students did AWESOME!! I was so proud of the 6th grade students. They practiced hard for this performance and their hard work paid off. WE ROCKED THE SHOW!

Friday night my roommate and I took a night out on town to decompress from the busy week. We found a new restaurant called Kaffa and had a delicious dinner. After dinner we went back to our apartment and fell asleep.

Saturday my roommate and I ventured out to the market downtown to shop. It is pure chaos there, mass amounts of people and mass amount of things. We came away with a few items, but most of all a great experience.

I’ve become much more successful and confident in taking Taxi's around here and it has greatly improved my Spanish (especially when you get lost).

Saturday night we had our school staff Christmas party/dinner. Everyone dressed formally and we had a "nice" meal at a hotel nearby. Let’s just say I can't wait for a "nice" American meal!! It was great for fellowship.

After it was over I went over to one of my student’s houses because his parents were having a Christmas party. It was a blast. They rented strobe lights and a fog machine and we danced the night away (pretty sure dancing is against the rules!) I enjoyed hanging out with all the parents and seeing some of my students there. I got home a little after 1 in the morning and headed right for bed!

One more week of school left then “I’ll be Home for Christmas!”