Showing posts with label Journal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Journal. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

No More Peru...

For some reason, posting my journal entries has become a bit of a chore. I used to love sharing them with you, and it was hard not to post them all at once. But now, I just don't feel like it. Maybe I'll post them later, but for now, I won't be posting them. When I go to Ukraine, I'll journal, but I don't know If I'll post them.

So anyway, since it's summer, and I don't do much but sit around, I don't really have anything to post. I think I'm going to run a bit, actually.


~Faith

PS: Is there anyway I can scan my...


OMG!!! MY MOM JUST SAID GAS IS 3:68! HOLY CRAP! (It's sad that we find that cheap...)

So anyway, is there any way I can scan my signature to use on my blog?

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

THE FOURTH OF MY JOURNAL ENTIRES!!

I have no special notes this time, so let's get the show on the road!
LIAR! I do....

1) I met the girl I'm flying with to Peru today! She's so nice. We went shopping for last- minute stuff that we need then ate lunch. We ended up talking for a while afterwards.

2)I uploaded a Youtube video today. I'll try to put it on blogger, but a lot of it is focused on Youtube. Oh, well.

NOW we can get the show on the road!

o6.13.08/Day Four

What a day; I don't know where to start! Hmmm... I guess I'll write in chronological order today. Well...

We woke up to roosters crowing- again. I don't know about you, but I'm in the mood for chicken soup right now; along with the rest of the group. My mom found out there are three of them, and she named them Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Speaking of which, our the water was out again, and our cook couldn't cook the rice, so we just had eggs & sourdough bread for breakfast. In the morning I read, helped my mom take measurements, read, and helped some of the kids in the craft portion of the lesson. Today the cut our hearts and glued them together to make butterflies.

During the lunch break we met some college students who were part of a study abroad program based in a Missouri college. They were all fluent in Spanish, and hung out with us in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, I helped kids with their crafts again. Remember the little girl from yesterday afternoon? I found out her name was Kirara. I played with her in the morning until lunch, and she came back in the afternoon for the lesson. Here are some pictures:




This afternoon after my shower when I was heading back to the Clinic, I saw some members of our team with some kids. One boy, Andre, followed my back to the clinic. He knew some English and we tried to communicate. I sat down and started reading, and he sat very close to me, put his arm around me and rested his head on my shoulder. I guess he had a little crush! Or maybe he just needed a hug... It was kind of cute, but I wasn't sure how to react- he's nine!

After the clinic closed, they showed Shrek 3. Fortunately, it had English subtitles. I don't know if I could of sat through it without them. It was so cute!

Dinner was spaghetti and banana- pineapple juice. I know it sounds weird, but it wasn't that bad. I have a stomach ache, and I'm having trouble sleeping.

See ya tomorrow! Good night!

~Faith

Friday, June 20, 2008

I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!!

Didja miss me? A few notes before I begin.....



1) On the next-to-last day of our trip, (THE DAY BEFORE OUR "TOURIST DAY") I formatted my memory card!!! I. AM. SO. MAD. So, there won't be many pictures for a while.... [Edit: I'm getting the memory card back today, so pics will be up later this week]

2) I've actually been back for a few days, and I'm leaving for Peru in a week, so I will be putting shorter entries together. I also may post twice in one day, in case I want to post something completely unrelated to my trips.

3) On the subject of pictures again, I do have the pictures from my moms camera, which became my own after I formatted my card. My mom didn't care; she doesn't even know how to take a picture with her phone. No offence to her, but she is technology deficient. (Seriously! When I was four, I was teaching her how to put a CD-ROM in the CD drive on our old computer!)



Anyhow, Here's my first journal entry!

O6.10.08/Day One

Today we traveled- not much happened. Fortunately, the flights were boring; no turbulence or anything. On flight to Miami, College Road Trip was shown, and we watched 27 Dresses on the way to Cost Rica. (The censored version was shown.) Both of them are good movies.

Anyhow, when we got to Costa Rica, we went to our hotel, got settled in, and went out for dinner. All-in-all, a pretty boring day.

~Faith

o6.11.08/Day Two

Travel day- again. We had a six hour bus ride, a 10 minute river crossing, and a second thirty- minute bus ride. We had to wait about an hour for our luggage to arrive, though.

Right now, we're about to eat dinner, and will probably go to bed soon after.

Today and yesterday, I read twilight- for about the third time! It's so good; I never get tired of it! I would read it again, but I really should get started on Animal Farm. I really don't mind; I actually like classic literature- somewhat. I've heard a lot of good things about Animal Farm, though, so it shouldn't be that bad

I'm excited to see everyone from last years trip again. A lot of people didn't return, but some did and I'm happy to see them again. I can't wait to start work again tomorrow!

~Faith

PS: We saw the most adorable puppy today when we arrived. We named him Tico, (The name Costa Ricans call Costa Rican men/boys) and he followed us EVERYWHERE, but he disappeared after dinner.