There is so much excitement for this week. A church from Georgia is volunteering for their sixth year in a row. When they come we put on a huge Bible Camp in the morning. It was awesome watching 450 kids line up outside the orphanage gates waiting to have the best day ever. There is so much energy and excitement. We divide the kids into 4 groups (older girls, older boys, younger girls, and younger boys) and then we rotate them through four stations (recreation, Bible, English, and crafts). Yesterday ran so smoothly for having as many people as we did. Today I got to play soccer with the older boys and they had so much fun. Some of them were from my class at the English Institute so it was fun to hang out with them in a different environment. We also have some AWESOME Dominican friends helping out. They are the same group that comes and plays basketball every night here. They are a blast to hang with. One of them, Bebo, has such an awesome opportunity. He is going back to Georgia with this group to get a college education. His dad is the pastor of the church and he is also the Director of the orphanage. I'm so happy for this chance for him but I'm definitely going to miss him. That will leave Marcos and the Manuels left to teach me some bball skills. Back to camps...
So morning camp runs from 9:30-11:30, lunch at 12:00, siesta (greatest invention ever), then we have two more camps that run in the afternoon. Half of the group will go to a Batey and the other half goes to baseball camp. I went to baseball camp yesterday and had so much fun. I had forgotten how much I missed the sport. Oscar (plays bball at OO) was catching for his team and I got to tell him all about my brothers, especially Tay because he catches. Lucky for me I've learned alot of family Spanish so I think he understood me. They all loved the fact that I was taking pictures of them. They felt like celebrities. I talked to Manuel 1 for a bit. Two months went by before I found out he speaks English pretty well. Now we get to talk alot more and he helps me with my Spanish. I got some good pics of Manuel 2 while he was batting and I think he really enjoyed seeing them. They love it when I can get them batting, the catcher, and the ball all in the same picture. He started talking about something else having to do with baseball but their were too many words I didn't understand so he just laughed at me instead. Sometimes I get so frustrated with not knowing more but then other times I think it's ok. Sure I still wish I was fluent but for the most part they help me understand. My new friend from the game yesterday came to camp today too. Him and Marcos' brother Amaury are awesome. I just love Dominicans. I'm excited for more baseball this affternoon and then I think tomorrow I'm going to the Batey (my other love).
Last night was movie night with the kids and so we try to keep them over on their side right up until it's time to start. I played with Nena for a while. I love that child so much. She is so fiesty, hardcore and sometimes mean but all at the same time she's the best. The kids for a while were calling me "loca fea mona" which translates to the crazy ugly monkey. Now I get up and walk away when they do that and they come running back saying Sara la linda or Sara la princesa. Last night Nena called me a bruha (witch) and so I called her hormiga (ant). We then continued with every word I knew in Spanish. I love that I know more now. I missed so much of their personalities before. Our movie for last night was the Game Plan. Mineli sat with me again. That little child makes me laugh. She does the craziest things.
We also had our one-on-ones after the movie. Twice a week we meet with whomever we've been assigned to and find out about them. I had mine with Emilee last night. She is such an awesome girl. I'm really going to miss her. This is the last week everyone (except Julie, Coco, and I) is in Monte Cristi. Most interns were only here for a month and this is their last week. Everyone else is moving to Jaibon. I'm glad they get to go see it I'm just going to miss them. Bryson's coming here though so that will be fun too. These last few weeks have flown by so fast. It's been so busy here AND FUN!
CAMP TIME!!!!!
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