On Thursday of our trip to the Dominican Republic, our two groups went to their respective locations. The Med Clinic went to Los Montones and the construction team went back to the school, Rodney Henrikson School at La Lechosa. I was on the construction team and we finished the second to last part of the mural we were painting, as well as touched up the mural that was already there. At about 12 we had a delicious lunch which consisted of rice with chicken, sandwiches, drinks, and cookies. As well as peanut butter and jelly with rolls and vegetables for the vegetarians. After we wrapped up lunch, and said goodbye to all the students that were leaving, we headed off to the Batey that the construction team worked on last year named “Papita.” The drive to Papita is very rocky, and full of holes, as well as a stream that had to be crossed, with a highest depth of 2 feet. We made it across and it was the loudest cheering I had heard the whole trip. Once we arrived at Papita, we unpacked the bus full of food kits, shoes, and clothes, and made our way toward the houses. We stopped at each house to drop off a bag of food, and left with the phrase “dios de bendiga” a se tan e that brought comfort to the people of the batey. Once we had passed out all we had, we played a game of baseball with the kids of Papita. Then it was time to leave and we said our goodbyes. We headed back to Casa Pastoral and got ready for our Thanksgiving dinner at Casa de Campo. We arrived at Casa de Campo and fun fact Beyoncé had a villa there. We sat by the pool and ate appetizers. We then saw the two big turkeys brought out, and we all rushed to dig in. We ate a delicious dinner of traditional American and Dominican food, followed by a big cake. We hung out and boded while swimming and basking in the moonlight. We left at around 9:30 with happiness in both our minds and bellies!!
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