This has been the longest week EVER, and it's only Thursday. Just to let you know, the purpose of this post is not to complain, but rather to explain what living in the DR can be like.
So Terry, Bob, Brodie, Drew and the some staff and students are climbing Pico Duarte for the week. Jill, Hazel, Ethan and I were planning on fun, relaxation and 'good times' while the guys were away!!
Actually, we are surviving well, but partying?!?....not so much! :)
Jill's power and water are non-existent, so she is busy working with an electrician and some other guy to fix it. (in Spanish!) What do we know about generators etc...nothing, but with no husbands around, we must do it! Jill's vehicle dies and gets stuck, no problem, use mine! Well, mine dies, the ground dries up and hers is good to go. With some help from Sara (a Dominican lady in our office) we call the mechanic (Pedro) and ask him if he will fix it. Jill and I swing by the mechanics and I try to explain in the poorest Spanish ever and grand gestures what I think is wrong with the truck. Eventually he phones his wife, explains to her what he wants me to know, and she talks to me in English. :) He willingly hops into Jill's van with us and off we go to find the broken truck. Of course when he gets there, it starts. Don'tcha hate that! I wouldn't take it home with me, because I KNOW it will do it again. So its at his shop. I think he thinks I'm crazy because to him, there isn't a problem, what's there to fix??
The great news is, that Jill and I have each other. I can help bath Hazel and she can take a shift with helping with Ethan. At the end of each day, we can laugh about each adventure. We are not bored. We haven't had the grand adventures and fun that we had planned, but we are not without stories to tell. We had several 'bust your gut' laughs today alone. Hopefully tomorrow will be perfectly dull. :)
Carrie
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