- Learned part of the local kid's names.
- Designed a bulletin board for the kids crusade that is going to be happening in Nov.
- Designed ID cards for the pastor's license.
- Typed a final exam in French for one of the bible school classes... :grin: This was interesting... I was really glad for the teacher's manual that followed along in English.
- Set up the AlphaCard software and the Enduro printer to print the ID cards.
- Created ID cards for the Bible school
- Helped with inscription for Bible School- which involves printing out the ID cards
- Scanned all of the discontinued school books into the computer, and organized them accordingly. That adds up to 18 books, and 1082 PAGES. :grin: And if you know me, you know how I felt about this one. lol
- Had one of my Debit cards turned off 3 times, even though I went and talked to the bank before I left about it, and had another Debit card turned off once, and found out that Credit cards, and checks are easier when in Haiti.
- Written a check, and had it go through the bank properly before any of the credit card charges were finalized... (say what? not sure how that happened!)
- Bagged the rice to be given to the proper people
- Attempted to stop a tropical storm from coming inside the office... This one wasn't very successful...
- Made all the doors and chairs stop squeaking... :grin:
- Taken a million pictures of various things for documentation- or at least over 3400 so far.
- Helped with the kids on the playground.
- Helped Ron get setup on his iPad.
- Partially organized the " My Documents" folder on the main computer.
- Partially restored a laptop to get rid of personal information.
- Bugged the snot out of Ron and Terry... but mostly just Ron. :grin: Any that is for Terry is totally unintentional.
- Pressure washed the roof of my apartment and got it ready to paint.
- Set up a flash drive with music, and an SD card with an audio bible for their vehicle.
- Converted BOTT into MP3 format.
- lost 10 pounds somewhere.
- Held a baby... :grin:
- Gotten sick twice, and gotten over it.
- Learned what it's like to have a toenail taken all the way back, and then how to deal with the throbbing and such afterwards
- Learned how scary a shopping center in Haiti is to a hurt toe...
- Learned how to sleep without a fan (not very well apparently)
- Learned how to fix a fan motor... :grin:
- Went to the Dominican Republic, and survived an 8hr bus ride, multiple custom checks, and an interesting taxi ride.
- Ate Chinese food with ivory chopsticks in the DR! It was soooo amazing!
- Gone to a service in the DR, and totally enjoyed it!
- Got to proofread a book before it's published. :grin:
- helped troubleshoot computer/mp3/Pocket computer problems
- Carried 150lbs worth of Luggage all by myself. :whew: This one was tough for me.
- Made 2 cool looking lamps (minus the lampshades)
- Eaten local food here in Haiti.
- Snorkeled, and taken a picture of a "beware of falling coconut's" sign
- Realized how impatient I am with other people.
- Learned a bit of Creole, but not enough yet.
- Attended a yearly meeting in Kenscoff
- Tried beet salad... :grin: and it was odd...
- Learned how to properly light a gas oven, and to cook proficiently on a gas stove, especially one that doesn't have a temperature gauge.
- learned how to cook for one person
- Learned how to store food out of reach of ants, mice, roaches, and spiders.
- Made 4 tabletops for the bible school room, and painted them
- Cleaned out the back of the bible school room, and helped rearrange it to accommodate more students
- painted a couple chalkboards, and then put together the wood of the one that goes in the classroom that you can write on both sides of, and might eventually have wheels.
- Organized storage room #1
- Painted metal to go on top of trusses
- Experienced electrical problems
- Helped install a pump for my apartment
- Took birthday pictures of the Brians
- Went shopping on the street
- Went to the iron market
- learned how to make German chocolate cake, lasagna in a crock-pot, and a few other random things I have never made before.
- Learned how absolutely amazing Ice-cream is here! :grin:
- Learned how to appreciate ice in my drinks again (yes, I did purposely think of this one just so I could have 58 on here... :grin:)
And I'm now almost done with my time here... :grin: But we have more planned for the rest of my time here!
~ Chelbertina
:) Wow!
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