Breathing in a New Culture

Words on Day #1 at the work site from Fiona (middle in the picture)

Things that happened today and yesterday:

We went on two planes.

We had amazing dinners and breakfasts.

We had two night closing meetings.

We went to Cove School.

We toured their school, and we were mobbed with love from all the kids.

We had some trouble with the mural.

We used a lot of rocks to help steady the mock up cause of the wind.

We had the lunch that the kids ate and it was really, really good.

We had break time with the kids.

They braided our hair and loved on us some more.

Raya, Becca, Mrs. Boneham and I painted the backdrop to our tree mural.

The rest of the troop transferred our other mural onto the wall outside the restroom building.

We tried "bag juice," and it’s way better than the freezy things we have back at home.

We made bracelets for the kids back at the resort while blasting music.

We swam in the ocean.

I did not get sunburned.

We had a crab in our cottage.

So, that was our first real day here. 

We are having the best time. We’ve already seen so much, even though we’ve only been here for 48 hours. We are welcomed and loved. Everything here is beautiful and colorful. I’m trying my best to vlog as much as I can so I can make a video to show you all the things that can’t be described in letters. 

Our days are full of laughs and good memories. It’s still hard to believe we’re actually here, and that we’re in Jamaica. It’s so nice to be able to breathe in a different culture and get our ordinary lives out of our lungs. It’s so nice to have people who think we’re cool and different. It’s so nice to be in Jamaica.