Well this certainly has been a trip well worth a blog. We have been at the hospital the past 3 days, and have almost finished our biggest project: cleaning out and painting the hospital's conference room. We have done alot of other random projects, cleaning chairs and rugs, organizing a storage room and the Physical Therapy department, which has apparently been defunct since February.

Yesterday we went to a church in a Haitian community and had a VBS for the children. Pastor Samuel called it a "Happy Afternoon." There certainly was A LOT of happy! (aka mobbing of Americans by Dominican children) We painted faces, sang songs (in Spanish of course), made a billion balloon animals, and tried to control the mass of happiness.

I spent time with a little boy named Junior. He loved wearing my sunglasses while I took his picture. Cameras are a funny thing here... it amazes them to see themselves in that small, yet entertaining screen.

Last night for dinner we went to El Conuco and there was music playing constantly. We couldn't help but move in our seats. Finally, after dinner we were able to see the Merengue, a Dominican dance. It was just contagious! We began to dance as well. Everyone danced with pretty much everyone... we just danced the night away! Music and Movement as we call it. There was a lot of it last night!

Well it's time for lunch: Beans and Rice. A common food group this trip.

See you all Saturday!

-Emma

-EFLB

-Emma Javalina Frances Logan Barker

Most of us are well, though tired. Kara and I (Laura) have both been battling migraines the past 2 days; we have a couple of team members with minor GI complaints. Overall the students are continuing to show exceptional attitudes and grace in the face of ever-changing schedules and times of inactivity. We remain proud of them.