Day 8

This morning we woke up once again at 7, the same way as always (Bill knocking on the door and waiting till one of us said something to stop). We went down for some breakfast which was scrambled eggs, plantains, fruit and toast. Jean and Eve weren't feeling very good today and so they stayed home and slept a lot which seemed to help them get a bit better. The rest of us headed off to work . There wasn't as much to do today since we were just building up the walls and you can't have too many people on the scaffolding at once. The girls played with the kids for a while and learned that it's really easy to have a relationship with the children but it's hard for both us and them since we can't understand each other's languages. Though we had that challenge it was still lots of fun. We had a very tasty lunch of potatoes, pork and coleslaw after which we played some games and talked to the staff and students. We got back to work and by 3:30 we were done for the day and left to go home. Most of us took naps on the way home since the sun was very hot and made everyone very tired. When we got home we took showers and Jean and Eve were feeling better so we talked with them about each other's days. We all then headed out to one of Bill's long time friends from the DR named Cynthia (Bill is actually her godfather). Franklin's GPS was wrong and we almost got lost but we made it eventually. They welcomed us so very well and made tons of food and their place looked very nice. We had so much food that we took enough home for another dinner yet. We are very thankful for Cynthia and her family and the love and hospitality they showed us. After dessert and talking for a while we left to go back home. By that time it was 10:30 and the girls all went to bed and the guys sat and talked on the balcony for a hile (which happens almost every night).