Thursday October 28, 2010
Day 55
Today was our last day with the visitors from the US. We all had a nice breakfast at the Dominican Fiesta and then went to the clinic for a tour and a little meeting. I prepared a lot for the tour but Teresa actually did most of it. She has so much passion for that clinic so it is hard to keep her from sharing it. It was still nice to show everyone around the place that I have grown to like so much. I had a sense of ownership that I didn’t think I would have for a place I have only been at for less than two months. After the tour we had a little meeting with two of the Cabelleros or Knights of Malta. They both spoke English so that made everything even easier. After the clinic we headed to the Santo Domingo Country Club for lunch. I went with one of the cabaelleros and his driver because there wasn’t enough room for me. I think this whole “not having enough room for Jaclyn” thing is becoming a theme. (Happened twice that day and a few times this week already) Either way, we got there and I was so surprised to see a country club less than a mile from Teresa’s house. How did I miss that these last 54 days? The lunch was nice and the conversation was good. It was nice having the visitors but their presence has increased my calorie intake tenfold and for that reason it is OK that they are leaving today.
Friday October 29, 2010
Day 56
We went back to our regular schedule today. I went back to my research and other assignments and Teresa went back to, I am not sure but probably just saving the world as usual. I am being serious and not sarcastic at all. I have been following the cholera epidemic in Haiti very closely and have noticed how some newspapers and websites report on the same story and give totally different facts. The health officials in the Dominican Republic are doing a ton of health education and prevention and praying that it doesn’t cross the border. If it does, I think they’ll be more than ready.
We left a little early today to do some errands and get the kids from school. I was happy to see all of the kids at Cynthia’s school dressed in orange and black for Halloween. When I got there they were disassembling a huge structure that Cynthia later told me was a haunted house that was actually dark and scary. I spent the rest of the day and night relaxing and I am glad that this tiring but great week is over.
Fun Facts:
1. My brother is coming in 7 days! (See previous post)
2. The sweet dessert I bought last week is supposed to be served with cheese and that is why I found it too sweet.
3. People in the street market next to the office have TV’s set up to watch.
4. The Dominican Republic is preparing their health information about cholera in Spanish and in Creole. I plan to learn French in the next coming years but Creole just seems impossible!
5. See photo below.
Peace,
Jaclyn
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| A helmet with room for a ponytail? Great idea! |
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