Que lo que?

Hello all!
It’s been over a week now since I arrived in La Republica Dominicana, so there are a lot of things that I need to fill you in on. As you already know, last week there was a woman here from the states helping the Women’s Cooperative to make beautiful jewelry to sell in the United States and here in the Dominican. The project is going very well and the women are learning the new skills very quickly. As some of you may have seen in my Facebook album, the women have already made quite a few necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. The hope is to have some jewelry parties in the states to sell the women’s jewelry and also to sell them in some boutiques as well. All of the jewelry is handmade. The Women’s Coop meets Tuesdays and Thursdays for three hours and the ladies also take their jewelry home to work on at night and on the other days of the week. I will be working with the women on Tuesdays to help them with the jewelry, to keep an inventory of the merchandise and to assist Caroline with the project.

This weekend, a friend of mine from the states who has been working for the mission for over ten years was here to help with some electrical work. He installed the internet in one of the buildings at the mission while he was here, so now during the day I am able to check emails, write my blog and get a few other things done.

On Monday, I started my Spanish classes. Carlos, a college student that is fluent in Spanish and English is teaching me for 3 hours a day in the morning. In the afternoons, I am working on different projects. For example, on Tuesday afternoons I help with the Women’s Cooperative. On Thursday evenings, I am assisting my friends Emmanuel and Vanessa with Young Life (Vida Joven). During the week I will also be working with the administrative office here, working in the clinic and helping the American missionaries that live here.

Tonight there is a church service, which I love to attend because the music is so amazing! You have to experience it for yourself to understand what I mean.
Blessings,
Anna