Its a Tuesday..

Hola Friends and Family....even though I send out a monthly e-mail, I decided to keep yall informed on a weekly basis.

Today began like any other day...well actually not. Yesterday I decided to travel with one of the interns, Phillip Orchard, to Santiago. Phil had to catch his return flight to the states in the morn and I was up for some man time. If you didnt already know, I am outnumbered in the Makarios by females. Some guys would love the extra estrogen...however, I needed a break from it ....ha. I was quite surprised about our form of transportation there: an air conditioned clean bus. The hour long trip provided me a few moments of sleep before the long night. When we arrived at the bus station in Santiago, Ben showed up on his dirt bike. Phillip grabbed a taxi and I hopped behind Ben and we took off for his house. Ben, an American, lived the majority of his life as a missionary kid in Haiti, but now lives and works alongside his parents in Santiago. Over the past three weeks, Ben and I have gotten close and I can say he is my "buddy"...ha. Anyways, the evening was spent relaxing on the porch looking up at the stars and rocking out to some music.

At 6AM the next morning, my annoying alarm clock woke me up....the sun was just cracking and the roosters were crowing. Although I hated to get up, I did so I could see Phillip off. Ben made me some delicious omelette's which gave me the necessary protein to begin my day. Around 8AM, we jumped back on the dirt bike...this time I donned a glorious helmet along with my stuffed backpack. Looking at us from a distance, one could easily picture Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber. The trip through the mountain road was glorious....I loved the scenery and little villages we passed by...truly breathtaking. About an hour later, I hobbled off the bike feeling as if I had just ridden a horse. My fingers were kinda numb from my kung fu like grip while I rode....and ready to get my paint on....which I did all morning.

The DR is my home for the year....this is a crazy realization which I still come to terms with on a daily basis. I miss my family and friends the most...I also miss my dog and TexMex and McCallum Young Life!!!

Keep on praying
Weston