Here´s the mailing address, por fin! (make sure not to send packages via fed ex and such, just use normal US post)
Magee McDonald
Cuerpo de Paz
Apartado Postal 1412
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
i love you.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
oh hey party people!
so it seems like it´s been years since that last post! much has happened. this post might be really frazzled and vague because i don´t have much time at this internet cafe, but bare with me.
so we are in our last week of community based training right now. CED (community economic development) is training in the cibao valley in the north, outside of a town called alta mira (where i am right now using the internet). we are split up into different communities with our spanish classes, and my community is called Los Claveles (means the carnations..was named this because the women who first moved there were apparently very white and beautiful like carnations, but there isnt a single carnation in sight). i can´t wait to post pictures in a couple of weeks because the community is precious. i live in the most adorable little pink house with the most adorable little family. i have a bomb host momma, isabel, and 4 little siblings, 3 brothers, rini who is 17, kaibo who is 14, and yefri aka jeffrey who is 10 and one little sister, luzmery, who is like 8 or 9. shes the best. shes with my every step of the way. this comunity is on a little dirt road that goes up a mountain, and it has the most incredibleeeeee views. it is in the puerto plata region of the country, so we are not far at all from the beach. just went saturday with the whole community actually. that was very fun. fun fact, dominican girls and women where clothes in the water. over their bathing suits. who knew. ANYWAY, i heart this little community, we have been here for 4 weeks and we leave on sunday. i´ve had an amazing time here. my merengue, bachata, and dominoes skills are getting out of controlll. kind of haha. im going to miss my host family and campo (country..rural) life very much. hopefully i will be able to visit the family though.
so i find out my site placement in like 2 weeks, i cannot wait. getting very antsy. im sure wherever they send me will be great, but of course i have my own ideas of where i want to go...we shall see... then we get signed in as volunteers in 3 weeks. training has been insane. VERY exciting but also very stressful at times. i´m excited to get into my community!
okay sorry this is so short, hopefully later on i will have easier internet access and will be able to update with more frecuencia. long story short, life in the DR is GOOD. i miss you all though! don´t hesitate to write emails and such! and oh...ill post an address soon. i always forget to bring it with me when i get into town to use the internet. next time...next time... much love! -mageeeeeee!
so we are in our last week of community based training right now. CED (community economic development) is training in the cibao valley in the north, outside of a town called alta mira (where i am right now using the internet). we are split up into different communities with our spanish classes, and my community is called Los Claveles (means the carnations..was named this because the women who first moved there were apparently very white and beautiful like carnations, but there isnt a single carnation in sight). i can´t wait to post pictures in a couple of weeks because the community is precious. i live in the most adorable little pink house with the most adorable little family. i have a bomb host momma, isabel, and 4 little siblings, 3 brothers, rini who is 17, kaibo who is 14, and yefri aka jeffrey who is 10 and one little sister, luzmery, who is like 8 or 9. shes the best. shes with my every step of the way. this comunity is on a little dirt road that goes up a mountain, and it has the most incredibleeeeee views. it is in the puerto plata region of the country, so we are not far at all from the beach. just went saturday with the whole community actually. that was very fun. fun fact, dominican girls and women where clothes in the water. over their bathing suits. who knew. ANYWAY, i heart this little community, we have been here for 4 weeks and we leave on sunday. i´ve had an amazing time here. my merengue, bachata, and dominoes skills are getting out of controlll. kind of haha. im going to miss my host family and campo (country..rural) life very much. hopefully i will be able to visit the family though.
so i find out my site placement in like 2 weeks, i cannot wait. getting very antsy. im sure wherever they send me will be great, but of course i have my own ideas of where i want to go...we shall see... then we get signed in as volunteers in 3 weeks. training has been insane. VERY exciting but also very stressful at times. i´m excited to get into my community!
okay sorry this is so short, hopefully later on i will have easier internet access and will be able to update with more frecuencia. long story short, life in the DR is GOOD. i miss you all though! don´t hesitate to write emails and such! and oh...ill post an address soon. i always forget to bring it with me when i get into town to use the internet. next time...next time... much love! -mageeeeeee!
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