Thursday, June 3, 2010
We're Leaving Tunapuna soon.
Today is my last day in Trinidad. Everyone else is leaving Sunday AM, but I had an unexpected death in my family this week and am going home so that I can attend services. So this will be the last blog entry. I will post a lot of pictures after this entry. Some of the pictures are from events that I’ve already written about, but we did some camera sharing tonight.
Today was our last day at the orphanage. It was great to spend some time with the kids making friendship bracelets and other crafts. We really enjoyed getting to know the kids there and it was hard to say good-bye. We would love to share their little faces with you, but we were not allowed to take pictures there. We will hold those kids in our hearts forever.
Down the street from the orphanage we attended a Indian Bizzare. Several of us got Henna tattoos. You’ll see a picture of our beautiful designs.
A favorite past time at home was working on a puzzle. We worked on a Charlie Brown mosaic puzzle for hours and hours and hours. Everybody took part in putting it together and finally after 10 days and 19 puzzlers, we finished it. A couple of pictures are included so that you can see just how hard it was. Xavier was definitely the puzzle master and stayed up til 2AM to finish the second puzzle.
There are a few shots of our walks through the rainforest. Bamboo. . .lizards. . .pools. One of the most amazing experiences was watching the Leatherback Turtles lay eggs. There are a few pictures of our time there and even a few with some tiny baby turtles.
Finally, I have a couple of pictures from the Habitat site.
Hope that you have enjoyed these posts and that it has helped you feel a little closer to your child on this magnificent experience.
See you in NC,
Toni
And now for the shout-outs:
Jazmun wants to give a shout out to her mama! Amanda would like to give a shout out to her momma and her boyfriend. Afreya wants to make a shout out to Fortune Mountain Chinese Restaurant in Tuna Puna. Kiira wants to shout out her fiancé, David—(please bring her engagement ring to the airport). Maggie wants to shout out her parents, her brother, and Zach. Jamilah wants to shout out to her family. Hannah AB shouts out to her brother, David. Emma wants to make a shout out to her parents. James wants to give a shout out to his dog. Everyone asks that parents bring the following items to the airport—FOOD, PHONES, and FACEBOOK. We’ll see you Sunday evening.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
So much to say. . .
So since the last post some of the highlights have included:
Visiting the Brazil Secondary School
Asa Wright Birdwatching tour
21st Century Steel Pan Festival
Attending Mama Gloria's church
Getting freshly made delicious yogurt
A long Hike through the forest that ended in a natural pool with a waterfall
Turtle Watching
Below you will find pictures of our visit to Brazil School where they put on a performance for us of steel pan music and soca dancing. They treated us like royalty! They had a feast of traditional foods including curry chicken and roti. They also let us taste all kinds of fruits. Some sweet and some very sour. (You should have seen Gustavo's face when he tasted that one!). For the kids who eat Sour Patch Kids, this fruit was just fine. The kids loved meeting other students their age and by the end of the day they were all talking about "friending"each other on facebook. Some things are the same with kids no matter what country you go to!
The scariest part of the weekend was the tour of Asa Wright Nature Center. We went looking for birds but found a snake instead. The snake was a Pit Viper. It was curled up on the side of the path. The staff of Asa Wright made sure we were safe, but it was quite scary for me. Some of the kids, of course, thought it was really cool. Below you will find a video (I hope if the technology works) of Jamilah eating a termite. I had one too and it tasted just like....carrots. I bet you thought I was going to say chicken!
Below is a picture of us all dressed up for the 21st Century Steel Pan Festival. It was a wonderful cultural experience especially because the bands were playing music that we all recognized quite well including my favorite song,"I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas.
Finally the last picture is of one of the kids in a waterfall. Oh . . .the life. Except for the mosquitos. We are having tons of fun and getting the opportunity to see this country while servicing. What could be better.
-toni
Visiting the Brazil Secondary School
Asa Wright Birdwatching tour
21st Century Steel Pan Festival
Attending Mama Gloria's church
Getting freshly made delicious yogurt
A long Hike through the forest that ended in a natural pool with a waterfall
Turtle Watching
Below you will find pictures of our visit to Brazil School where they put on a performance for us of steel pan music and soca dancing. They treated us like royalty! They had a feast of traditional foods including curry chicken and roti. They also let us taste all kinds of fruits. Some sweet and some very sour. (You should have seen Gustavo's face when he tasted that one!). For the kids who eat Sour Patch Kids, this fruit was just fine. The kids loved meeting other students their age and by the end of the day they were all talking about "friending"each other on facebook. Some things are the same with kids no matter what country you go to!
The scariest part of the weekend was the tour of Asa Wright Nature Center. We went looking for birds but found a snake instead. The snake was a Pit Viper. It was curled up on the side of the path. The staff of Asa Wright made sure we were safe, but it was quite scary for me. Some of the kids, of course, thought it was really cool. Below you will find a video (I hope if the technology works) of Jamilah eating a termite. I had one too and it tasted just like....carrots. I bet you thought I was going to say chicken!
Below is a picture of us all dressed up for the 21st Century Steel Pan Festival. It was a wonderful cultural experience especially because the bands were playing music that we all recognized quite well including my favorite song,"I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas.
Finally the last picture is of one of the kids in a waterfall. Oh . . .the life. Except for the mosquitos. We are having tons of fun and getting the opportunity to see this country while servicing. What could be better.
-toni
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