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October 14, 2016
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything
This pas...
October 4, 2016
Here are some videos of Christian songs in Spanish that I've been loving:
As many know, hurricane Matthew is passing over Haiti right now which means that La Romana is getting hit by some pretty harsh rain as well. Even yesterday, coming home school, the water levels r...
October 1, 2016
The Joe Hartman school would not be able to function without the wonderful, hardworking staff the school is lucky to have. This week, I'd like to start off by featuring the school principal, or directora as we say here in La Romana, Lucretia Roxer. As the principal, sh...
September 29, 2016
This week I've decided to spotlight a child who never fails to light up the room. Her name is Rocio LaGuerre and she is a fourth grader at the Joe Hartman School. Her birthday is August 22 and she just turned 9! Rocio always has a smile on her face and spreads kindness...
September 22, 2016
It's been more than a week since I last wrote and I think it's because the days have all begun to merge into one and maybe, just maybe, I'm started to become lazy (as I'd predicted). Nonetheless, I feel I owe it to the people who do read (I hope I have readers :) ), to...
September 13, 2016
What a crazy weekend it's been!! Mostly a crazy Saturday, but still, WOW!!! Ok, sorry, let me get to the part about actually describing my weekend. A while back Johnny Cola, one of the boys I've known since he was 13, invited me to his 8th grade graduation which happe...
September 10, 2016
That's what the kids all called me when I got to school on Monday. They all knew I'd be coming and, by the way I was dressed and my "spanish, mexican, argentinian" accent I apparently have, it wasn't hard for them to tell I was the new English teacher. I've never been...
September 5, 2016
The past three days since arriving in La Romana have been filled with a perfect combination of action and descanso so get ready for a long post. You'll start to notice as time goes on that I'll write in Spanglish because, if the first post wasn't sign enough, I write t...
September 2, 2016
The day that I leave for the Dominican Republic is finally here and with it comes a lot of reflections, doubts, and questions. Simple logistical questions like, how am going to get to the school where I'm teaching everyday or I wonder if there's a gym around where I li...
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