Sparkling Waters Villas
Travel Blogs from Treasure Beach
Truth or Dare
... same thing 27 times, and what you’re thinking when you find out that she actually was listening after all. I know: how it feels the first time you see the look of accomplishment on your 9-year-old student’s face when he’s correctly spelt his name for the first time.
I used to think it true that I knew how to drive. I’d had my driver’s license for years, taken my fair share of road ...
October Updates & The Upcoming Weeks
... gate, & I've got a very scenic 12-15 minute walk to the main campus. The land is unspoiled, very green, & sometimes I can even see the ocean on a clear day. I really dig working with younger kids because the things they can appear wise beyond their years & other time just the funniest 4 & 5 year olds on the planet. Like during "Hurricane Sandy" last week, one of my kids said she hoped her little brother (a 1 year old) "don't get blown away". I ...
Updates On Life
... every once in a while. For example, I taught my kids how to recognize the numbers from 1-50 & to decipher which numbers comes before or after 6- and so on and so forth.
After school on Wednesdays I go to Curphrey Home & visit residents there. The compound is off the beaten path so to speak, so sometimes Mother Nature gets in my way of visits, & I’ll often have to cut my time there short or just ...
Guavas and Single Ladies
... mighty because I can navigate the main roads and
know the names of all 32 children in Grade 4, plus some, and I realize that I’m still just brushing the surface of my community. This afternoon was completely new to me, and it made me look at my day with a new light. There is so much to see and so many people to meet and so many experiences to be had. And I am obsessed with taking pictures again, except now ...
I Am Bless
... a part of the community, my community. This past week, PVI alum Tracy came up to Mandeville to visit our current group of PVIs and see some of our placements, and I had the opportunity to be the tour guide for a change. For the first time I could be the one to narrate the drive down the road and the sites we were seeing, and be the one to introduce someone to my families. I could be the one to introduce the kids and ...