what a week!

kinda feel like i have so much to tell. Some days we got a lot done, some days we struggled. from having no power, to not being about to make our designs work, to sickness(NOT ME!!!). there seemed to be many hurdles to cross.  I was able to build some more stools for the workshop, and help finish the  structure for the sanding station of the workshop. we also smashed some rubble, and poured the base for a shower, and designed and built the shower( i actually was on another task, so i did not help put up the shower, but cut the wood at the house for it) i will be sure to check it out in the next few days to see the final product!

lunch to share! 2 people ate off this and it only cost 75 goudes.
40 goudes is a US dollar. SO GOOD

off with the left overs

Rubble

some of our EDV team. over hanging out at Grass Roots for EARTH DAY on friday.

Finally found a kid to hang out with. actually he found me. too cute

I have enjoyed getting to know people here at the house. there are some very interesting ones. I have really missed Haitians though... can you believe it?!? i am right here in this country and i miss them. with the jobs i have been doing i have little interaction with them. SO i find ways... or i am trying to. I have been able to talk to some people in the community and have now asked to be apart of another project that will allow me some time with kids. I am going to be doing arts and crafts with them. Expression projects! i am so thrilled to give this a go! i will be sure to let you all know how it turns out. 


I had an awesome weekend!!! I had planned to go visit at GLA this weekend SO 3 of my haitian friends, and Micaela came down for part of the day on saturday. we swam in the pool we have here on base, and just had some good laughs. then we traveled to GLA on tap taps.  this was such a cool experience. i am SURE happy i had Nationals with my though.. i would have for sure not been able to figure it out. but might be able to now. people where for the most part nice though. just a busy and interesting perspective that i have not experienced before!

most amazing sun sets as we walked down the hill to GLA on saturday evening. I dont see these in PAP.

purple play ground!

I had an amazing time up at GLA. really nice to sleep in a COOL and COMFORTABLE bed, and to see my friends and to get so many hugs.  I was so happy to hang out with my babies and see how they have grown over the last week and a bit since i was there.  And the play ground that i have worked on has been painted! looks great.  some of us went on an adventure and it was BEAUTIFUL in the mountains. i really miss that when i am down in the city. 

a new friend we found up near the waterfall

turns out my red hair buddy is super cool! i missed her like MAD while i was in PAP. now back to missing her, but had a SUPER fun time with her this weekend!

today i was much happier to return here to EDV then when i first arrived. mostly because there are less unknowns. 


i am happy to head into another work week. today i taught a lady some carpentry skills, and we built a shelf together. finished it off my head laps. haha