Extended Stay

June 23, 2011

I have extended my stay in Haiti. Instead of leaving on Friday, I am going to leave on Monday. I’ll get back to South Dakota Tuesday morning, but I’ll be back in the States with internet and phone on Monday!

As I began to say my goodbyes and wrap things up here in Haiti, I felt undone; as if things weren’t completed here, as if my story wasn’t written entirely. I sent a text to a friend back home and she was easily able to change my flight until Monday. I am excited that I get to prolong by goodbyes a few days. I am also excited to have one more weekend in Haiti.

The past few days, we’ve focused mostly on English classes. We’re trying to implement a practice day where the students get to discuss certain topics in English classes. Yesterday, was the first formal day of this practice. It’s really awesome to see how hard the students work to learn English. Even when they don’t know the words, they incessantly search their brain for a vocabulary that will help them express themselves. At the end of class, we had a question and answer forum. They asked if I like Haitian boys better or American boys, if Americans ate more or if Haitians ate more, if I would date a Haitian boy. At the end of class, one of the students tried to ask me out on a date. I think he’s 18, at most, so it was pretty easy to turn him down.

Today, we’re going to the internet cafe to send e-mail a few files to the States. We have English class this afternoon and the rest is still to be written.