Well I am thrilled to tell you that jellies are are a huge deal and I bought my first pair this week!! They are awesome!
This week has been pretty good, it went by really fast, thankfully. Training as a whole is still going really We have our first 2 charlas this week, one with the youth group and one at the health center. Our youth group voted overwhelmingly to have a charla on abortion ahhh!! But we are not going to do that right now-we are going to do self-esteem first, which is what they wanted second, so...and at the health center Nick and I are doing a charla on Malaria/Dengue and Elisa and Jessie are doing one on Diarrea.
I am writing this as I'm talking to Aubree so if it doesn't flow I apologize.
There really hasn't been too much different going on.. next weekened we leave to visit a current volunteer at their site and I'm really excited about that. It'll be good to see another part of the country.
Grandma- the picture I drew was of Patrick and Aubree walking Penny- not houseboats!!! haha
Sorry this was such a lame post but there is not a lot new going on, sadly. I'll let y'all know about where Im going next week!! Love you!
♥Danielle
I used to love me some Jellies!!! I was wearing them one time at the park though and didn't realize I was standing in an ant bed. Ouch!!
ReplyDeleteOh, the good old days of Jellies. I will have to remember to get Cara a pair when we come to visit!
ReplyDeleteThe best thing about Jellies is when they get little rocks stuck in the bottom of the shoes and then you get to fish them out!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I am not sure if these count as real Jellies or not because they seem to have non-plastic insoles. I think that is cheating. In real jellies your feet have to stick to the bottom of the plastic insoles, right? :)
ReplyDeleteOkay, so explain again: are the jellies like, a big deal in Nicaragua, or just a big deal to you? or both??
ReplyDeleteOne time, Leah and I stayed with our grandma in Estes for a week in the summer, and we went on a mountain tour, and she told us to wear real shoes cause "it's cold on the mountain." And Leah and I were so homesick, and apparantly all we would wear while in CO was our jellies. And thus, our feet were freezing on top of the mountain, but we couldn't complain cause Grandma would've been cross with us!
Sorry if you don't care about the aforementioned memory, but I wanted to impart a story with you that had eminence. This way we can correlate our mighty experiences together. (Cleeearly I made up this paragraph to show off all the big words I know and use on a daily basis...)
LOVE YOU! MISS YOU! YOU LOOK GREAT, P.S.!!
We have been following your blog and continue to look forward to all of your journeys!! The physician that I work with gave me a book about a peace corp volunteer who spent time in Mali, South Africa. It is awesome. I am totally transformed into another world and I think of you every time I sit down to read it. I can imagine you dealing with the issues this woman felt as I am reading it. It is called: "Monique and The Mango Rains." Worthy of reading! I will send you a copy if you haven't read it. Do you have time?? Keep being strong. You are doing an amazing thing! I am quite jealous of you, actually. I had always wanted to go to the peace corp and looked into it when we were in Austin. For now, I will have to live through you and stick to medical missions! Thank you for sharing your stories with us!!
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