Love

Love is one thing that Banica is NOT lacking in. I woke up this morning to the church bells ringing (that's pretty cool) at 8am and went to mass. On my way to mass and in mass I was surrounded by little girls who all already knew my name and wanted to hold my hand and hug me - so cute! My homestay, Simona, is an older woman who has a nicer house in Banica than most. She made me breakfast of dominican hot chocolate (veryyy different than American...think spiced chai meets hot chocolate...but better) and coffee and eggs and bread. Then I met with Teresitas which is the young girls youth group (mostly elementary aged) and they were SO adorable. They sang songs and welcomed me and handed me a huge stack of cards from all of them. SO much love. I then spoke for a little bit about myself and tried to learn names. And now I am just waiting with the older girls (who are in charge of Teresitas) and we are going to tour Banica. Later tonight I will be meeting with the school principal and the priest here to talk about school plans and scheduling. I believe I get to help with the Pre-K and K classes (yay!) and I am really excited. I'll also be helping with the two girls youth groups here and with first communion preparation classes in the "campo" of Alto Viejo. The other American girl who is here, Keaton (they call her Keti because they cannot pronounce her name) is in the capital for a conference but gets back tomorrow, she is a PeaceCorps volunteer.

So far - So good!

These are the cards :) they brought a huge smile to my face!

Off to tour Banica!