At 6:30am this morning, a RN (from the team) came to the clinic to relieve me again. It gave me a
chance to get back to the house quickly to drop off my overnight things before heading to the little girls’ circle. On my way to the volunteer house, Blanca came running down the hill from the
lavenderia to give me a hug. She knows it’s my last day here. I got a few pictures and recorded a few videos during the circle. Doris and Blanca held each other the entire time, so I got a great picture of them together. After circle, we headed to breakfast…arroz con leche, YUM!
chance to get back to the house quickly to drop off my overnight things before heading to the little girls’ circle. On my way to the volunteer house, Blanca came running down the hill from the
lavenderia to give me a hug. She knows it’s my last day here. I got a few pictures and recorded a few videos during the circle. Doris and Blanca held each other the entire time, so I got a great picture of them together. After circle, we headed to breakfast…arroz con leche, YUM!
After washing dishes, I headed back to the volunteer house to find the same bunch of women from yesterday ready to paint the hallway. They helped me to clean up the floor in the 5th bedroom and to get the furniture back into place and then they had the hallway done by lunchtime. I used the morning to wash all of the dirty laundry from the clinic – there were 2 & ½ loads!
Around 10am, I headed to the school to find Luis David & Arnulfo. These two boys hold a special
place in my heart as well, but I haven’t been able to spend more than a couple of minutes here & there just saying “hi” and “how are you”, etc., because we only seem to see each other in passing. I made sure they each got a paleta and asked their instructor to take a picture of us. I had noticed that the
store had their white T-shirts in size Medium (my size) on Sunday, so I headed there to chat with Elvia and buy a T-shirt. I’m thinking I’d like one of the red long-sleeved ones, but I may have to pass on that this year and save up for next year – since my money is just about out.
place in my heart as well, but I haven’t been able to spend more than a couple of minutes here & there just saying “hi” and “how are you”, etc., because we only seem to see each other in passing. I made sure they each got a paleta and asked their instructor to take a picture of us. I had noticed that the
store had their white T-shirts in size Medium (my size) on Sunday, so I headed there to chat with Elvia and buy a T-shirt. I’m thinking I’d like one of the red long-sleeved ones, but I may have to pass on that this year and save up for next year – since my money is just about out.
After the tienda, I took the clean clinic laundry back and said “goodbye” to Tony. I got a picture of
him & I together and he gave me a super-big hug. I’m not sure who’s spending the night in the clinic this evening yet, but he will get to go back to his little boys’ house in the next couple of days when the stitches come out. I’m thinking he’s heading back to the doctor tomorrow to get them out.
him & I together and he gave me a super-big hug. I’m not sure who’s spending the night in the clinic this evening yet, but he will get to go back to his little boys’ house in the next couple of days when the stitches come out. I’m thinking he’s heading back to the doctor tomorrow to get them out.
I headed to lunch and ate with Doris and did the dishes, then came back to the house to cool down – it’s been a super-hot day today! After cooling down with a mango juice, I headed to the yards for find Karla. She’s going to do a final check on me for head lice before heading home tomorrow morning. I’ll still do one last lice treatment tomorrow morning, but I want her to get out all she can prior to that.
After visiting with Karla, it was back to work…sweeping the entire volunteer house. I don’t want
Daysha overwhelmed with too much of a mess when I leave – although there’s plenty to do with getting paint off of the floor in the living room, kitchen and hallway; but it should come off easily enough with a mop and water (at least it did in the other rooms). I headed to supper and took care of baths afterwards. I gave Esperanza the bag of chili-coated suckers to give to the girls afterwards and headed back to the girls house when most were sleeping, so that I could give Doris and Blanca the small gifts I had for them. I spent an hour & a half with them, mostly chatting in the dark since the lights went out. They wanted me to stay the night, but I couldn’t…I have too much to do yet before leaving tomorrow morning at 6:30am. When the lights came back on, we said our goodbyes (and “until next year”) and I headed back to the volunteer house. I’ll take care of a few odds ‘n ends before heading to bed. Good night!
Daysha overwhelmed with too much of a mess when I leave – although there’s plenty to do with getting paint off of the floor in the living room, kitchen and hallway; but it should come off easily enough with a mop and water (at least it did in the other rooms). I headed to supper and took care of baths afterwards. I gave Esperanza the bag of chili-coated suckers to give to the girls afterwards and headed back to the girls house when most were sleeping, so that I could give Doris and Blanca the small gifts I had for them. I spent an hour & a half with them, mostly chatting in the dark since the lights went out. They wanted me to stay the night, but I couldn’t…I have too much to do yet before leaving tomorrow morning at 6:30am. When the lights came back on, we said our goodbyes (and “until next year”) and I headed back to the volunteer house. I’ll take care of a few odds ‘n ends before heading to bed. Good night!
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