Hotel Platino Santiago

... never get dessert,<br>Who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,<br>Who watch their parents watch them die.<br>We pray for those who can't find any bread to steal,<br>Who don't have any rooms to clean up,<br>Whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser,<br>Whose monsters are real,<br>Whose nightmares come in the daytime.<br>And we pray for those who will eat anything,<br>Who have never seen a dentist,<br ...

... aggressive, and I had to be "rescued" by the staff.  A sweet little girl with Down's Syndrome seemed particularly out of sorts today, as she kept grabbing my backpack and trying to open all of the pockets.  "Es mio, es mio", I kept telling her.  It's mine!<br>She was adorable, but quite a stinker today.  So, it's been an eventful, tiring day all in all.  <br>I'm also missing my family like crazy!  I think I have done well so far ...

... Open to the air.  I realized during the session, that it doesn't matter what language you are praising God in, it's still praise, and it's still respectful, and very much a form of worship.  These communities are tied to their "schools" and churches, and it's amazing to see.  The school was just built, and had a Grand Opening while we were there.  It's a two-story, 4-room stone building for students, infants through high school.  <br>It ...

... directions, asking about street locations, buying a pineapple, etc.  I am proud to say that my group paid six pesos less for our pineapple (24 pesos) than the others who paid 30 pesos---thanks to my expert bargaining skills.  I said, "Cuanto cuesta, senor?"  (how much is this?), he said Triente pesos (30).  I said, "no puedo comprario, es muy caro (i cannot buy, it is too expensive).  He went down to 28 pesos until I said ...

... item max. So the cashier calls the manager over and all four of them proceeded to argue about how items they had...and they spent more time debating the matter than it would have taken to ring all the items. Finally when I realized I could pay with a credit card I decided to go off and look for some more things. On my second trip to the register I was behind a man and his young son ...

... that I'm safely stitched up and my infection fears have been quelled by a week-long dose of strong antibiotics, I actually think this makes for a pretty funny story (and I'll have the scar to prove it really happened). Aside from a teeny bit of pain and the annoyance of having to keep stitches clean for a week, my steak knife run-in has been pretty innocuous. It's an experience that has made me feel very loved by the people I'm living with and working with. The ...

... yet). We really get the freedom to work on projects that we are passionate about and that benefit the communities where we work and live. The volunteers tell us the good, the challenging, and the crazy stories that they have encountered over the years. Everyone seems to have a different perspective, but all of them are relevant and applicable. BOLAS: The people in this country are so kind. Just now, we were going to the Internet ...

... in search of food for an hour before settling on a place with empanadas and pizza, and later got some frozen yogurt. They stopped off at a grocery store before heading back to the hotel to get water and snacks, and went home at 8:30. Steve fell asleep laying across his bed horizontally, while George and Brian, having found a Seattle Mariners/New York Yankees game on ESPN Deportes, stayed up as long as their eyes allowed, but fell asleep before 10 PM with the TV still blaring ...

... materials for it and am really excited to get it going. It's incredible the things that you think you are going to be doing when you sign up for Peace Corps, and then the things that you actually do on a day-to-day basis. Completely different. Since I've become a master painter, the other weekend, I helped Jen paint her new house. It looks awesome, amazing what a little paint can do. I think I've found ...

In El Cedro is 80 km from Punta Cana and there you can find one of the most beautiful, virgin and amazing beaches of the Caribbean - the beach of Playa Limon, in the National Park Laguna Redonda y Limon. Near the beach (300m) you can find the small Hotel La Cueva with 7 rooms and the ...