Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Today I switched it up and had an American breakfast, Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal. After breakfast, I did my journal and then kind of just hung around and talked with Vogley until about 10. Roland and I then went downtown to the market, because I needed to look for a little radio that we wanted to give to Sonel. It was quite a hike to the market but it was nice to see some of St. Louis. When we got there it was price shopping time. I can best describe the market as a HUGE outdoor flea market, and from what I hear, Saturday is bigger than Wednesday. After checking with several different venders we found the radio we were looking for. We found this letter 4 ban radio for 60 Haitian dollars, which is like 9.50, so I thought that wasn’t too bad. On our way home we stopped and got some pitas and a sprite. The pitas are so good, I can’t even stand it. We decided to take mopeds home which for me resulted in a tiny burn on my leg from the muffler, but no blister or anything so it’s all good. After lunch we hung out in the dining hall talking about what was going to happen for the rest of the day, and then at about 2 I was recruited for another task. T-man, a local vender that works with the mission, asked me to help him put together and install a windmill that he bought to power his house. That was quite an interesting experience because it is always difficult to find the right tools. It was nice to be able to spend some time with T-man, and talk about what he plans to do and all that he has done. Once we figured out the wiring and got the windmill mounted properly we cemented in the pole and moved down to where the batteries and the inverter will be. However, because it was 345 and I was supposed to go to Sonel’s house at 4 we decided to call it a day. The girls showed up at about 415 and we headed to Sonel’s. Today along with changing the bandages Melissa had to weigh him and take his measurements because someone is going to send a brace for him. Getting his measurements was interesting because we had to move him around and sometimes it was quite painful for him. We were really excited to give him his radio but I came to find out that the new batteries I opened were no good so we could not give it to him today. I took some measurements for a pull up bar that we are going to build for him so that he can exercise while he is in bed. Once everything was recorded and we played for a little bit we headed back for supper, which was really good but a little spicy. After dinner activity was nothing but normal, we all sat around and unwound and chatted about this and that from the day. They want to play this game called Shanghi, which I have never heard of but they say, is really easy to learn. We did not play today though because some of the gang was really tired from long nights and a long day. So we just looked at pictures, laughed, and fellowshipped for a while. At about 9 I went for a run, which was really good but really really dark. After that I took a shower and chatted with some PA folk and pass out. Peace