Wednesday, October 5, 2011

What have I done so far? (updated)

  1. Learned part of the local kid's names.
  2. Designed a bulletin board for the kids crusade that is going to be happening in Nov.
  3. Designed ID cards for the pastor's license.
  4. 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.
  5. Set up the AlphaCard software and the Enduro printer to print the ID cards.
  6. Created ID cards for the Bible school
  7. Helped with inscription for Bible School- which involves printing out the ID cards
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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!)
  11. Bagged the rice to be given to the proper people
  12. Attempted to stop a tropical storm from coming inside the office... This one wasn't very successful...
  13. Made all the doors and chairs stop squeaking... :grin:
  14. Taken a million pictures of various things for documentation- or at least over 3400 so far.
  15. Helped with the kids on the playground.
  16. Helped Ron get setup on his iPad.
  17. Partially organized the " My Documents" folder on the main computer.
  18. Partially restored a laptop to get rid of personal information.
  19. Bugged the snot out of Ron and Terry... but mostly just Ron. :grin: Any that is for Terry is totally unintentional.
  20. Pressure washed the roof of my apartment and got it ready to paint.
  21. Set up a flash drive with music, and an SD card with an audio bible for their vehicle.
  22. Converted BOTT into MP3 format.
  23. lost 10 pounds somewhere.
  24. Held a baby... :grin:
  25. Gotten sick twice, and gotten over it.
  26. 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
  27. Learned how scary a shopping center in Haiti is to a hurt toe...
  28. Learned how to sleep without a fan (not very well apparently)
  29. Learned how to fix a fan motor... :grin:
  30. Went to the Dominican Republic, and survived an 8hr bus ride, multiple custom checks, and an interesting taxi ride.
  31. Ate Chinese food with ivory chopsticks in the DR! It was soooo amazing!
  32. Gone to a service in the DR, and totally enjoyed it!
  33. Got to proofread a book before it's published. :grin:
  34. helped troubleshoot computer/mp3/Pocket computer problems
  35. Carried 150lbs worth of Luggage all by myself. :whew: This one was tough for me.
  36. Made 2 cool looking lamps (minus the lampshades)
  37. Eaten local food here in Haiti.
  38. Snorkeled, and taken a picture of a "beware of falling coconut's" sign
  39. Realized how impatient I am with other people.
  40. Learned a bit of Creole, but not enough yet.
  41. Attended a yearly meeting in Kenscoff
  42. Tried beet salad... :grin: and it was odd...
  43. 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.
  44. learned how to cook for one person
  45. Learned how to store food out of reach of ants, mice, roaches, and spiders.
  46. Made 4 tabletops for the bible school room, and painted them
  47. Cleaned out the back of the bible school room, and helped rearrange it to accommodate more students
  48. 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.
  49. Organized storage room #1
  50. Painted metal to go on top of trusses
  51. Experienced electrical problems
  52. Helped install a pump for my apartment
  53. Took birthday pictures of the Brians
  54. Went shopping on the street
  55. Went to the iron market
  56. learned how to make German chocolate cake, lasagna in a crock-pot, and a few other random things I have never made before.
  57. Learned how absolutely amazing Ice-cream is here! :grin:
  58. 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

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