The Dominican Ballet

As much as I tried to get them to stay, mom and dad have left the DR. I finally have some time to BLOG again! It was so much fun having them here and difficult to see them leave.

The last few days at the beach we went kayaking in the ocean and watched a Latino dance. We rode the public bus all the back to Santiago, the city I live in. Then my parents came to school with me on Monday and met all the staff and students at the school. I enjoyed being able to show them where I work and what my daily routine is like. My class enjoyed meeting my parents and I was happy to be able to introduce them!

In the evenings we got to go out to dinner and go around the town. One night we tried to get in a taxi to find my favorite restaurant, but were unsuccessful, so the taxi driver took us to a “Dominican Steak House” it was an interesting adventure!
Wednesday afternoo

n mom and dad left to fly back to the states. It was difficult to see them leave, but I’m excited to know that in two weeks, December 19th, they will be picking me up at the airport when I get to the states!!

Yesterday our school went to visit the Dominican Ballet. It was cute, we had many students involved and it was an interpretation of “The Little Mermaid”. It was neat to see this and educational for me to hear “The Little Mermaid” in Spanish.

It was so great having mom and dad here and hard to see them leave. Pray for me as I continue these last two weeks before Christmas break. It’s close yet sometimes it seems so far away especially when the students get out of control and the exciting anticipation of home, friends, and family are so close!


I posted some pictures of my classroom and my desk!