I am writing to you from the Cyril Ross Nursery. I'm sorry, but I forgot to bring my camera connection with me today. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to include some pictures. We had a very long day yesterday and finally arrived at the monastery at about 2:00am. The trip up to the top of the mountain in the pitch black with the lights of Tunapuna below was both scary and exhilarating. Adrian and his staff had a light snack waiting for us when we arrived. The view is absolutely breathtaking from the top of the mountain, as Jamie and Elise had promised it would be. We were all in bed by 3:00am and up at 7:00 this morning.
After a breakfast of cereal, peanut butter and jelly, and yummy watermelon, we split into work groups and headed out for the day. Jamie took Group B to work for Habitat. We will not see them until the end of the day. Gus and I are with the A group at the nursery. We have toured the grounds and now have a list of important jobs to do. We will paint the office of the woman in charge--a soothing light orange. We are replacing broken tiles in the girls bathroom, replacing missing glass louvers in the upstairs windows, and building cabinet doors. One of our biggest jobs will be to install wall fans in many of the rooms. Michael has jumped in as our handy measurer! (The computer tells me this isn't a work, but I assure you it is.) At the moment, Samantha, Sarah, Tony, Dan, and Rosie are organizing the "library." Hundreds of books in random stacks and shelves waiting for some organization. It's a big job. The second library is awaiting the same kind of help upstairs.
There are only 2 children in the nursery during the day because most of them are at school. Leia is spending a lot of time with little Kelsey who is enjoying telling our kids what to do. Little Sean has gone to bed for a nap. Gus has taken off with Jonas, Tessa, and Michael in search of the hardware store and some tools. We will eat lunch at the nursery and are looking forward to Trinidadian food. We are looking forward to spending time with the other children after they get home from school.
After such little sleep last night, we are hoping for a good night's sleep tonight. We feel so blessed to be here in this beautiful country and doing this imortant work. Our students have been wonderful--helpful in any way possible and no complaints...even with a very long day of travel.
More to come...
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