Caribe Campo Club Sosua

... rum and playing in the water (not so sure about that combination, but...) The water was cool but not cold, perfectly clear, and a beautiful blue-green color. We were told that Scuba divers had been unable to find the bottom of the pool. It's not that wide across, but apparently it's just a straight shot down to who-knows-where.

Some of the locals were jumping from the high cliffs, and that is something that Shen just can't resist. One of ...

... t think it existed here! I wouldn't go so far as to call it delicious, but we had some good mangú (a strange casserole of platanos and corn, maybe? I don't really know...) and rice with a few beans thrown in.

In the evening we strolled around Rio San Juan, another small but chaotic town. The people here have been super friendly, and the natural beauty is remarkable, but I can't say I like the towns we ...

... can't wait to see them.  My little Ellie Grace has
grown at least one inch, is beginning to give up her bottle, and is saying new
words.  She grew up some while I have been gone--I'm going to eat it all
up when I get back!
I haven't been able to reflect on this experience.  I've heard that
reflection comes in bits and pieces, interwoven during normal daily routines--a
thought here, an image there.  What I do know, is that this ...

... he said, "I don't have the money or the time."  It was maddening.  I truly believe in my heart that this child will not survive this illness, just because of his living situation.  It was difficult to walk away-
Please offer your positive thoughts, good karma, prayers, or wishful thinking to this little one tonight.  Maybe they will help.
Missing all of you,
Love,
Lani

We pray for children
Who sneak popsicles before supper,
Who erase holes in math workbooks,
Who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those
Who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
Who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
Who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead.
We pray for those who never go to the circus,
Who live in an X-rated world,
Santiago, Dominican Republic lstockwell

... pass us by around Thursday afternoon, thanks in advance, Bill.  It rained all night last night, and looks like Thursday will be a wet day as well.  
I'm attaching a very recent pic of my little one, taken last week.  I think she's learning to play the piano in my absence, and definitely growing up too fast while mommy is away.
Take care.  Hope you are all well-
Love,
Lani
 

... this is my first, "I'm really homesick, and am admitting it to the world" blog since arriving here.  I'm hoping that I continue to stay busy, as that makes the days seem shorter :)
I'm attaching a group picture.  This picture was taken after the Campo clinic and education session.  Yes, we are really as tired as we look!
Please feel free to drop me an email and let me know how you all are doing.
Adios,
Love,
Lani

... meat in it, but the waiter was really helpful to Leanna and I and he even guessed that we were vegetarians and offered to have us made a special vegetarian enchilada dish. I really appreciated that! I wasn't even hungry though after the yummy soup, but I ate the enchilada (with cooked mixed vegetables and rice) anyways. After dinner, Leanna and I headed to the internet room again where I spent about 50 minutes trying to finish uploading the ...

... it would have been a large group of people so I'd have less chance of being singled out in the crowd. However, I had my massage appointment to go to, and in the meantime, Leanna was going to check out the internet facilities here. As noted before, the massage was for 60 minutes and was only $23 - a steal! And the woman who did mine did a really, really good job. I gave her a $5 tip, which still made it to way cheaper than I would ever get in ...

... they also had), but since Leanna said no, we didn't. And THEN I found out that you are actually on the back of the motorcycle, grabbing onto some strange guy who is driving it for you! As if! I realized then that that was why Leanna had so adamantly refused to take part, and later she said that she wasn't going to partake in some Dominican guy "getting his jollies" by having women hang on to him on the back of a motorcycle. I concur! The way back was no ...