Sunday, May 27, 2012

A day in the life of a GLA volunteer




7:00 am Wake up call to the roosters and barking dogs
8:00 am Walk down to the main house trying to not wipe out on the loose rocks
8:15-12:00 Play with 3 of my kiddos
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch which is Haitian style and then rest/computer time
1:00-4:45 pm Play with 3 more of my kiddos and get out other children that don’t have a volunteer
4:45 pm Set the table for dinner
5:00-5:30 the bell rings signaling dinner time which is mostly American type meals..always delicious!
6-9:30 pm Hang out with my roomies, internet time, read, sing a longs, baking (well I do the dishes and eat the food), board games,  movies

Saturdays and Sundays are for relaxation, church, fun and playing with the little ones both at the toddler house and main house. This past weekend we went up to the Baptist Haiti Mission and did some shopping and got food and ice cream J
We also had cinema night which has been one of my favourite nights by far! All the older children sat outside and watched Rio dancing to the musical parts. My first weekend we took a walk down to the waterfall and since it had rained the entire river bed was flooded…let’s just say I came home soaked! We had to jump from rock to rock hoping to not get swept away by the fast moving water. 

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