Just to make our adventure a little more fun, we left the DR and flew to California. Our original destination being San Diego, we ended up spending a night in Los Angeles (without our luggage to boot!). Anne, Gabe and Makena picked us up on Monday morning and we headed 2 hours south to San Diego. Fortunately, our luggage made it safely, so we picked it up and arrived at the Farrell's home Monday afternoon. After lunch and a nap for all, we packed up and headed to La Jolla beach where we dined on In-N-Out burgers (our first) and enjoyed a nice stroll on the sand.
Tuesday, we slept in, ran to Target, played outside in the yard, and then headed south near the border to enjoy the Projekt Revolution tour...and especially Linkin Park. It was a great night for an outdoor concert and LP rocked...obviously. Wednesday, ears still ringing, we headed out to Seaport Village for lunch and some shopping by the water. With bellies full of fish tacos and Ben & Jerry's, we headed home for another nap. Later we had a fun mexican dinner with tasty margaritas and fajitas, yum!
Since our flight wasn't until the afternoon and it was delayed, we had the chance to see the church where Joe works. It was fun to see the newest place that the Farrells call home!
Thanks Anne, Joe, Gabe and Makena for a great week!
Visiting the Farrells
La Boda ("The Wedding")
Our apologies for not posting earlier. After the craziness of our last post, we did in fact make it to the DR. It was a long travel day, but we arrived safely at the hotel around midnight on Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were filled with trips into Cielo to visit the community. We got to spend time with Luma, the little girl we sponsor, and her family. It's always amazing how much fun you can have just sitting in her home having silent awkward moments because none of you can really talk to each other. We eventually have a conversation about baseball. Her brother loves the Red Sox and is disappointed when he finds out we have not been to a game. How do we explain that it costs too much money when he thinks we're probably the "richest" people he knows? Anyway, it was great to be back so soon after our month of work.
The wedding was beautiful. I tried to capture some good pictures for all of you who wished you could be there. Carol and Joel are very happy!
Here we go again - part 2
Thoughts while sitting in the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico:
You gotta love it when you're waiting to board your plane and all of a sudden you hear an enormous "BOOM!" (Since you can't hear my sound effects, trust me, it was a sonic-something.) Then, the lady who manages the boarding politely requests everyone have a seat while maintenance checks out a little problem. It's been about 25 minutes and we're still waiting. Awesome. (sigh.)
here we go again
So we've spent 13 days in MA and decided we need a vacation. Well, sort of. We're leaving once again tomorrow to return to the DR. We'll be there for a few days to wrap up some work and celebrate with Carol and Joel, who are getting married on Friday. Then, we'll fly to San Diego to spend time with the Farrells for a little fun in the sun. Yippee!!!
Back to Boston
After a delayed flight in Santo Domingo, then a canceled flight in Miami, we finally arrived in NC on July 3rd. We celebrated Independence Day in Marion complete with the Marion city fireworks.
Then, a few days with family and friends in Trinity and Winston-Salem. Later, we headed north stopping in Norfolk to see Will & Christy.
Then, we made the 14-hour trek to Massachusetts last Thursday. It's been great to sleep in our own bed after 7 weeks away. When we left our apartment, it was 45 degrees outside. We've come back to 90 degrees and sunshine! It's like the DR, only not as humid and not as many Spanish speakers.
Since coming back, we've enjoyed catching up with the Thompsons by our landlady's pool and grill. Summer in Massachusetts ain't half bad. Today, we accidentally missed church. We arrived to the church on time (a little before 11am) and pulled into the parking lot. We noticed that everyone seemed to be exiting the church. So, we sat and waited. Because we sure didn't want to be the people walking in when everything was over. As we were driving away, we saw the sign announcing the single service at 9:30am. Oops.
On a more fun note, we headed into the city today to hang out with Erin, who's just moved from Winston. We went to a really cool outdoor market in the South End, but all the vendors were shutting down because the wind was too crazy. Tents were blowing everywhere and it was a little dangerous. So, we proceeded to downtown where all the action was. Street performers, tourists, kids playing in fountains...so much to see.
Tomorrow it's back to work for both of us. We have much to do since being gone so long. Nevertheless, I'm glad it's SUMMERTIME!!!
Week 1
Pics updated 6/11!
Week one has been a blast thus far. We've had a great group of 19 "Boomers" from Discovery Church in Orlando to accompany on, what is for many of them, their first mission trip. It's been great for us to reunite with many of our Dominican brothers and sisters, as well as meet some new ones along the way. God has been doing amazing things and we can't wait to share them with you!
We're here
We were 2 hours behind schedule, but made it down with relative ease. Our days have been spent planning and preparing. Our first team members arrived yesterday and the first group from Florida safely arrived a few hours ago. We hope to have pictures up soon, so keep checking in with us. Thank you for all your prayers and encouragement!
Now for a nap...
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