buenos dias y !hola de la republica dominicana!

things here are going great, just finishing up my second week of teaching at the school........english classes are going well; grades 5-8 are learning the most, i think, while grades 1-4 are mostly just learning alphabet, random words, etc. but it'll be interesting to see how much they all come out of the year knowing. anyways, since many of you have been asking to see some of my fellow interns and missionaries here, i thought i would put up a few photos of my closest friends, aside from the teachers i've already posted. but of course, i had to start off with a photo of this adorable little girl; as you an imagine, i have more than a billion pictures of cute kids by now, so i'm sure there will be at least one or two of them in each entry. : ) ok, first off:



this is Anna, she is the resident nurse for all three kids' alive schools in the area (palo blanco, anija, and the ark)


she and her husband dustin have been here for about 2 years, and she just found out she's due in march! : ) she's a real sweetheart, and i've really enjoyed getting to know them both.





this is our hilarious intern jonathan, who's basically in charge of the entire support department, for which i've also been recruited.

...he, dustin, and i are now notorious for being the 'american football' junkies. yes, we did catch the vikings vs. seahawks game on josie's tv.




last but not least, this is angie (on-jee), the other 19-yr-old teacher at ANIJA. she teaches primarily pre-primario (preschool), and it's been so fun getting to know her. a good workout on my spanish!



....and here i am, in our 'office'/first aid room, translating letters. right now, it's about 9:00pm, i'm sitting here smelling the coffee and listening to.......well, a dogfight. yes, every night, i can hear dogs howling and barking and possibly dying. let me tell you, they're everywhere. haha, just another part of living in the Dominican! i sure do love it, and God's really been blessing me with some amazing growth experiences, friends, and even a lot of special devotions. praise HIM for all He's been revealing to my heart. i pray that He works in your heart as much as He has been in mine. what a great God we have! thank you all for your prayers, i've no doubt that that is a major
contributor... : ) !que sigan caminando en la luz de sus palabras! -allison