Potpourri

Sorry I haven't blogged since Monday!  Lots has been going on, but I haven't been super tired at night--I have no excuse for not staying up on my writing!

I'll give a quick rundown on the goings-on of the week:

**Visas for the boys have been picked up and the last of the documents delivered to social services (we can pick up the exit letters Tuesday at 2:00).

**My friend Oriol was denied a visa--not surprised, but disappointed.
**I drive my motorcycle lots!  I pretty much just go to Rebo Cafe, but I think I'm ready to venture out more in the coming days.

**I continue to drive the truck around town!  Soon, I think I could be Gertrude's driver.
**I try to get over to Chedner's orphanage every day.  Here are some pictures of those kids:

BeBe

Rousing game of Concentration!

Djeff working at Monkeys in a Barrel

The twins--Kinsely and Kinsle

Coloring

Trying to figure out a Slinky

Woodjerry and Djeff

**Lots of city power today due to a soccer game in the World Cup.

**We've had a group visit every day this week to work with special-needs kids on therapy--so good!

**Lauren and I will meet with another woman next week to make plans for therapy interns to visit daily starting in July--if that happens, the kids could receive daily therapy for over a month!

**This place really needs rain!  But, as it is the dry season, that probably won't happen.  But, I've driven through two dust storms so bad that I had to stop the car in the middle of the alley because visibility was zero.

**I have realized once again that I do not like waiting until the last minute to get things done--means I have to really practice patience because Haitians (at least the ones at Gertrude's) don't really buy into the concept of planning ahead.

**I like being able to walk around in the neighborhood and talk with friends that I've made.

**My Creole is getting better, but I still get pretty shy when speaking, so I clam up a lot--makes it hard to ever become fluent!

**Finally bought a replacement for the broom that I broke the other day.

Thanks for reading!