Dear Blog,
Today is
our final day on this trip. Tomorrow we will all wake up and leave at 6:00 in
the morning and everything we have done here will be left behind. No longer
will it be something that we are doing
but rather something that we did and
this amazing trip will be just a memory for us all. For some it went by fast,
for me it did, and I’m surprised that it’s all already over. The days were long
and full, and we were all tired most of the time, some of us were even sick,
but I’m sad to see it end.
As it is
our final day, we had to end with a party, which seemed fitting enough. All the
kids from the camp, including others, returned to school for their end of the
year bash. They ate food and received their final report cards, (which were all
adorably filled in by hand) and we said our last goodbyes. We also headed over
to the preschool and got to meet a few of the youngins, and some of us even got
to see a few familiar faces from past years. It was extraordinarily awesome.
After, we
were on our way to the beach and we took a stop at the Creole church. It was
mind boggling to see the work that had been done at the church in just the past
year. I can only imagine what it felt like for those who hadn’t seen the site
since it was just a few holes in the ground. Then, at the beach, we admired the
view as we looked around at the reef. It was beautiful and relaxing. It was a nice
change of tempo from what we had been dealing with all week. The water was
perfectly clear and warm. So warm. We all had a blast searching for crabs and
burying Sam in the rocks on the beach.
We ended
the day by buying some souvenirs and machetes, and then cleaning up our rooms.
They were pretty disgustingly dirty. . . so, I suppose everyone should get
excited now, because we’ll see you all soon.
~Sarah
Frendo
Hola to all my Americano Amigos,
I’m honored
to be the last person to write on this blog and to wrap up our entire week. In
retrospect, it feels like our very first day was just yesterday. All of the
past 9 days blur together with our sports camp fun and VBS lessons and amazing
church services. I feel so lucky to have had this time to get to know the
people around me, whether they be American or Dominican. It’s exciting to know
I’ve made some friends this past week and made some memories I know I will
never forget. Even though this trip was extremely awesome, I think I speak for
all of us when I say that it’ll be sad to have these moments turn into memories
but it will be wonderful to come back home.
See everyone again soon.
With Love,
Caitlen
