We have arrived....We left Orinda at 4:00 am and it is 11:00 pm DR time. It is so exciting and already interesting....The journey to Santiago was uneventful and the kids did an amazing job keeping themselves occupied and being good passengers. It was alrady dark when we came out of the airport so we really did not get to see the city of Santiago or the little villages we drive through on the way to Jarabacoa. It is a warm night, probably 80 and all along the road there were little shacks and houses illuminated with single light bulbs and music blaring. We saw a ton of barbar "shops"..roadside rooms with men inside having their heads shaved... We saw lots of men hanning out on the roadsides by the vendors cart / shacks, some playing cards others playing pool in open air pool halls. I wish it was daylight so that we could have seen more. Our transportation to the house was interesting. Eric and I lost count of the violations with the bus and the driving ...we have decided there must be a brake conservation plan in effect! Check out Tighe's seat!
As we journeyed here there was a strong manure smell in the air just outside the airport but as we drove up the mountain the air had a distinct odore of jalapeno!
We are settled in..beds made and bug spray (100% deet) everywhere! Tomorrow we go to the orphanage for church and lunch with the mothers and orphans and we will see their school where we will be working.
Eric and I are amazed at Aoife and Tighe's patience, sense of humor and ability to be good team players. We are so grateful that we have the good fortune to particpate in this adventure and hopefully we will all grow and learn from it. Stay tuned!
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