Hodelpa Gran Almirante Santiago

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

... I had to turn away.  We educated his family on positioning in terms of comfort and stimulation, and passive range of motion.  Other than that, we advised them to continue the relationship with the doctor and team in hopes of finding some stability with the seizure activity.  That was a difficult one.<br>We also went to the orphanage this afternoon.  Quite a few of the children were very high strung.  One of the teenage boys was ...

... a bridge, right?  Well, with what resources?  And for those people who have poor body mechanics?  What about building them some carts to transfer barrels of water, or heavy harvests of plantains, cacao, etc.?  Again, I say, with what resources?  These people have little money.  Lots of unique situations, and I am still trying to problem solve for them, given reality.<br> They hold church in this cement building, very crude, but ...

... minivan, or even smaller, crammed with 20 or more people.  At one point I think 29 was the record.  It's amazing.  Arms and legs everywhere!  I realized that Americans are very possessive of their personal space, but I'm not so sure that this is a bad thing?  Prior to meeting Trudy, who is the director of the Childcare Center, we participated in a Scavenger Hunt of sorts.  This required us to navigate through the city, asking ...

... just didnt have access to these kinds of things...but no...they have everything at the supermarket. My family just has their own tastes. Well no more beef tamales for breakfast...ive got apples and peanut butter. On my first trip to the register I went to the express lane because i didn't have many items, but the two ladies in front of me were paying together and had well over the ...

... most fun I've had on the adventure tour so far! It felt like we were rafting through Jurassic Park because of all the beautiful greenery on all sides of the river. There were 4 rafts full of us and my raft was the only one that nobody fell out of. Yay us! I can't believe I have less than a week left here. I'll be home at this time next week. It's kind of sad, but I'm ready to come home and stop pushing myself like I have been. See you soon!

... register at the desk, and go get some of the buffet style breakfast in the thatch-roofed dining area. It was the best meal we'd had so far, and we ate while enjoying Sports Center on the TV. We continued waiting, so played a little ping pong until our guides showed up. They led us over to the equipment area, and outfitted us with wet suits and colorful spelunking helmets that Steve thought made us look like 'gay miners.' We met the only other tourist who would be going with us on the ...

... some of the kids there. They had all brougtht their mitts, and decided to toss the ball around in hopes of getting the kids to invite them to play in their game. They had thrown the ball no more than ten times before some kids asked if they wanted to join them. They agreed, and walked to the middle of the courtyard that used to belong to Christopher Columbus, and were shown the features that would serve as the bases. First base was a manhole cover. Second was a brick tree pot ...

... nauseous, it's turning out really good. We're hoping to inspire some world knowledge in the lives of the students! Or at least show them that there is more to the world than the DR and Nueva York, aka, the USA. My resource room will hopefully be up and running by the end of the month or the beginning of October. It's a pull-out room working with students who can't read, and I've made a bunch of games and ...

Hello everyone, I know it has been a long while but i am here now and that is all that matters. Things here are coming right along. I was sworn in last friday and am on my third day in my site. Yes, i am counting the days right now. After three months of being here I have the slightest inkling of stress. Everyone here is wonderful and I am getting accustomed to all the wacky stuff but the stress has yet to enter my brain ...