I will never get use to seeing a family of 4 on a motorcycle holding a huge jug of water, and a huge sack of potatoes while driving down the road at top speed.
I love the fact that we have grilled cheese for breakfast and eggs and potatoes for dinner
I will never get use to sweeting ALL the time. Even when I am doing nothing but just sitting down
I will never get use to DOMINICIAN TIME. Always add at least 30 minutes to an hour!
I love that we share the sidewalk with chickens and goats
I love walking to our location and saying Hola to every person we pass.
I love how the children have no fear and will come right up to you!
I love the hospitality the Dominicans have. When you walk into their house, they will offer you a chair, drinks and food!
I will never get use to hearing the phrase “psst…Americano….Americano…pssst”
I never thought I would love taking COLD showers!
I never thought I would be okay with not showering every day.
I never thought that I would choose to spray Febreze instead of body spray.
I never imagined myself picking up trash with my bare hands and not even thinking twice about what I am picking up.
I never imagined how much fun I would have opening up a closet and seeing hundreds of books in a huge pile and be asked to organize and sort them to create a library for the school.
I never imagined that I would be walking into a classroom full of high school students thinking we are going to be talking about American high schools and realize the topic has changed to Teen pregnancy and sex!
I love being a part of a house where the door is always opened and the sounds of laughter fill the air till late at night.
I never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be eating a hotdog in the DR.
I never thought this phrase would come out of my mouth: “its okay…if you don’t see the bug…then it’s not there”
I never thought the way to travel is piling 8 people into the back of a pickup truck and heading up the mountain!
I love that we eat rice at almost every meal and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet!
I will never get over the feeling that we are in a fish bowl and people are always watching us and wanting to know what we are going to do next.
I love that we eat so many Avocados!
I love that as a team we still found a way to eat cookies with peanut butter
I love the late night giggle fest that happens for no reason other than we are exhausted.
I never thought I would flush a toilet using a bucket of water.
I love the hearts of our Christian brothers and sisters here and their excitement and joy when they worship God
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I’m amazed how a family of 5 opened up their hearts and homes and allowed 7 complete strangers to move in for a month.
I never thought I would wear one shirt so many times in a week and still think “oh I can wear it at least 1 more day”
I never thought I would be singing songs like The heart of Worship and Open the eyes of my heart in English as the church sings it in Spanish!
I never knew I could mix cement on the sidewalk
I love that there is a song for every circumstance that we as a team does. Anything from a Disney favorite to Sound of Music to a song that we can make up.
I never knew that my heart would fall in love with Comendador!!!!
