Happy Easter!
Trip Start
Feb 28, 2008
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Trip End
May 10, 2010
Samana, Samaná Peninsula,
Samaná Peninsula,
Dominican Republic
Monday, April 6, 2009
April has arrived and the world is heating up a lot! Cinderella, my 9 month old puppy, and I are doing alright although she did eat something terribly toxic this week. We gave her a round of antibiotics and I believe she is on the up and up now. Semana Santa begins tomorrow and the beaches in Samana will be very crowded. I hope to stay away from all the people. This week should be a little slower than normal just because of the holidays, but, in general, my projects are doing well. My current projects consister of:
1) Teaching English classes to adults and those classes are very fun two nights a week.
2) The Escojo group, a health/family planning group for youth, is moving along. I am interested in seeing what kinds of projects we get into next. The students have lots of energy, to say the least. I would like to propose a couple of projects to get it going in a more productive direction though sometimes!
3) My Brigada Verde (environment youth group) has become more motivated since returned from the regional conference last weekend. The Yaritza, Massiel and Ileidy, the three girls who attended the conference, gave a charla (presentation) during our last Brigada Verde meeting that was very inspirational. I hope to plan a couple of charlas in celebration of Earth Day, April 22, 2009.
Finally, I'm waiting on approval for grant money for the stove projects, but when that happens, I'll be in a new direction there too.
Okay, I promise to write more later, but I just wanted to give you all a taste of what's going on in Samana.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
