CFS in Trinidad

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.