Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pictures. Show all posts

Sunday, November 24, 2013

On big fancy wedding cakes

Jhanna and Macho's (my cousins) Wedding: November 24, 2013

Beauties!

Bridesmaids!

My niece, Lisset and cousin, Rosa

Perla and I

Macho and Jhanna tying the knot

Walking down the aisle

Sachel my favorite!

The beautiful cake

Too bad this photo was staged, no cake was eaten

Thursday, November 21, 2013

On teaching second graders

Wanda, the regular 2nd grad teacher, was out sick today. So she rang me up and asked if I would teach her class for the afternoon. Of course I said yes, but I didn't go without reinforcements. My host sister, Elenne, came along to help out!

Sachel with her teachers Bea and Elenne

Jose Gabriel Garcia Elementary/Middle School

Ay, seems so cute! 

Math, fascinating. 

Snack time.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

On my point of view

What do I see on a daily basis? Porches, children, panties hanging, beaches, boats with bananas, plastic chairs, wooden shacks, latrines, cement houses half-finished and so much more. Here's a glimpse into my point of view.


The surrounding area:


An abandoned ship and a beautiful sunrise view on the beach two minutes from my house.

The road I run on, conveniently located parallel to the beach!

The beach and a view of the dock where bananas are exported

An old/used to be nightclub that's since been vacated and left as a beautiful piece of art on the beach.

Views of porches:

The porch at Chuchi's.

My back porch at Chichi's

The back porch at Tita's (my personal favorite and where I spend a lot of time)

My room decorations thanks to generous support from friends and family back home:
Thanks to Henry for the lovely room decoration! Miss ya buddy!

No room would be complete without a ginormous Idaho flag flying!

Collage of friends!

Monday, September 9, 2013

On my life in Pantoja, Santo Domingo

They say a pictures worth a thousand words. Well this one's for Ma and Pa who sometimes have a difficult time imagining what my life here actually looks like. Below are pictures of my life in during Pre-Service Training (PST) in a barrio of the capital called Pantoja, Santo Domingo: 

My goofy sister, Kiara, on the porch where we "do yoga" together

The bathroom and bucket using for bathing and flushing the toilet! We're in a drought and the water only comes once a week so I only get one small bucket full for washing hair, body and flushing the toilet. Ah!

The kitchen - check out them dishes! ¿Pero quiĆ©n va a fregar?

My host sister Kiara putting on a mustache while we make friendship bracelets on the porch!

The back porch doubles as a living room and laundry area

Hello from the porch - doubles as my workout area!

Laundry room and kitchen table

The view of the street. 

Another view of the street! It's a pretty sketchy neighborhood but I've come to enjoy the noise, occasional gun shots and tigueres.

Our neighbors backyard. Looks like the campo!

And just in case you thought I might not make friends, here's proof that I did!



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