A Day in my Dominican Life

• ex-pat life. 1 week ago i've been on the island for eight years now. EIGHT years. it's not always easy, it's not always fun - but i always live in a place so physically beautiful it hurts. and mostly, i love this little piece of planet earth.it's been an up and down journey - and just when i think i've finally settled...
• De'Jonnae 2 weeks ago we have this really awesome teacher here this year - her name is jewel and she is an amazing blessing from above. we met through this blog when she was looking for a way to return to the island to do some mission work. i gave her a list of other ngos and people she might be able to help better than...
• this kid. 2 weeks ago when it rains, it pours.
• white like mike... or sammy. 3 weeks ago i can get really passionate about a lot of things, so i have to keep myself in check. i tend to over-extend because i really believe in something, and then end up not being helpful at all. so, over the past few years, i've really just focused on education and pregnancy and kind of supported others...
• another hope. 3 weeks ago in our section of the city, an area called cienfuegos, there are thousands of children who have never studied. some of it is parental irresponsibility, some of it is that teenagers drop out - but mostly, there just isn't enough space in the schools for the population.as it stands, the classroom...

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