Hi Everyone!
We arrived at 3 AM yesterday morning - and although we were exhausted, it was so exciting because the moment our plane to the DR touched the ground, everyone started cheering and clapping. It was beautiful. We then got to our hotel room and tried to get some sleep. It is definitely hot here! :) But our room is airy and spacious, so all is well. We got the chance to meet some of the people who work at Extreme (the hotel) as well as some of our fellow volunteers, which was excellent. Everyone is friendly and motivated - totally inspiring. We took a walk along the beach, hoping to get into the main area of Cabarete and discovered that the walk is not, in fact, 10 minutes. It is probably more like 40 minutes, but it is a pleasant walk and we met some very kind people along the way.
We learned all about the Mariposa Foundation from Tricia, the executive director, last night, and it was all fascinating and inspiring. This is such an amazing organization with amazing staff. So exciting!!
We are currently at the Mariposa office, prepping for camp (which will start on Monday) and getting organized. Actually, it just started raining! But it is still sunny ... ?!
Anyways, we are having a great time - we are tired, definitely, but full of eagerness and anticipation for the upcoming month. As we continue to do more extensive prep today, we will update the blog with some more detailed plans.
<3 Kelly and Anna
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI'm home now--going to take Matty to camp tomorrow and he's pretty excited about it. Raining here today, but we needed it as it hasn't been wet for a long while. Been a good run of sun.
Pretty cool that you had people waiting for you and cheering your arrival. I can't imagine that. Wonderful. I hope the weekend for you guys is fun and productive and that--by Monday, you'll have the energy and....whatever else it will take to get this thing off the ground. I look forward to hearing all about it. Spent two hours on Rosetta today, so, while I probably won't be fluent, I'll be understanding a bit of what is going on....un poco.
Love to you and inspiration too.
Dad