It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

      It's the morning of Day 4, we had another amazing breakfast this morning. As little Allan was getting ready for school, we were all getting ready to head to the Convalescent home. I foresee another long, exciting day!

     I was so sleepy last night and had too little energy to be able to find the words to describe our experience. But...you're in luck this morning because I am reenergized and ready to help y'all get the chance to live vicariously through these words. Here goes nothing...

     So after the profound Palms experience, we engaged in a reflection about our experiences. We then had a delicious lunch with all our hosts and prepared for our next adventure to a private orphanage in East Rumveldt. One could instantly see the difference between this orphanage in comparison to St. John's Bosco boys orphanage or St. Anne's girls orphanage. Everything was different...down to the surroundings. It was emotionally challenging but simultaneously touching. We brought some things to do with the children when we got there, such as jump ropes, puzzles, and a soccer ball. We had so much fun!

     Then we hopped back in the bus with Chubby and talked and danced the whole drive home. When we got back some members of our group decided to go to St. Theresa Catholic Church to experience a Guyanese church service. The priest spoke of breaking down boundaries and accepting people. This related a lot to what we are attempting to do. He also spoke about the Bosco boys which directly connects to us. 

     Anthony had prepared chicken alfredo and LORD it smelled delicious!! But as we waited for the group to return, Angie and I were able to spend some quality time with Anthony in the kitchen. We got to learn a lot more about his personal life and his childhood. And everyday he proves how much of a caring, generous, loving family man he is. He wants nothing more than to give back to his community, the people who have helped him, and his country, Guyana. We ate together and then spoke about an article that we were required to read prior to the trip. After that, we sorted the donations with Andrea (Anthony's wife. She's beautiful! My official Guyanese mom haha!). We played random singing games together so we could belt any tunes that came to our heads and we eventually split up; ladies vs. gentlemen. The ladies won...of course! And around 1:30AM the rest of us headed up to bed. The end to another great day!!! 

MORNING Y'ALL!!

Alexis --'14