For the past few days I've been hanging around the school, helping to teach and supervise the kids and help Tony with his classes. I'm trying to I've been trying really hard to learn the kids' names and get to know them a bit. Yesterday I taught geometry and watched another class that was doing a test. I'm mostly caught up on sleep now and feel better than when I first got here. It's been more of a relaxing week since I've been staying at the school most of the time.
I met Randall and Anita yesterday - I'll be working with them a lot since I can go into the country now (the malaria medication has kicked in). We got to know each other a bit and went to supper together. It was great to finally get to meet them, and they're a very sweet couple.
After supper we took a chilling and traumatizing drive through Port-au-Prince. It's really horrific how many collapsed buildings there are. It's traumatizing because you can see the different stories that are all now flat on top of each other. Just flat. Tents abound within the parks.
It's very dusty and a lot of smashed debris is pushed onto the streets. I was scarred by how it looked at night so I can't imagine how awful it would be in the daytime.
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Port-au-Prince sounds scary. That's cool that you're helping in a school! I hope your experience continues to be interesting!
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I am glad everything is going well for you Kristi. I am sure there is lots to do and you for sure will be changed after your experience there. I hope it will be a pleasant one with being around the kids and being able to help and give of yourself during this hard time for the people there. It's great that you have gone. Proud of you Kristi. *hugs*
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