Thursday, March 13

     Today has been an extremely long day for me. Last night, I flew back to Texas from Colorado and packed for the Dominican Republic. At 2:45 AM, my grandmother and I headed to the airport. We flew to Miami and waited two hours before boarding our flight to Santo Domingo. When we arrived in Santo Domingo, we met up with the rest of the Maranatha group (Maranatha is the volunteer organization that put this trip together). We all boarded a large pink bus and drove for an hour to the convent where we are staying for the night. After settling in, the group met for dinner at 5 PM. For dinner, we had rice and beans, salad, a vegetable dish, avocado, and an eggplant dish. I really enjoyed the food tonight! After dinner, we ate dessert, which was raspberry sorbet, introduced ourselves to each other, and discussed our plans for the coming week. Finally, a small group of us ended the night by playing Egyptian Rat Slap, which is a card game.








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