I was floored by the response I received to my last post. I received many encouraging e-mails and I am so thankful for that kind of support. As for the Dominican Republic, things have returned to our regularly scheduled program; phones and electricity are working normally and you wouldn't even know that 4 hours away in a different country things are absolutely devastating. I am so shocked by the support students at school have shown. There was a group that was started called Trabajando por Haiti (Working for Haiti) and they are fundraising and promoting their group like crazy--I love it. We are still planning on going in a few weeks through an organization or the embassy in order to help with what we can and I'm really excited about it.
I'm sure some of you haven't (totally) given up on your New Year's Resolution to lose weight. To help you out a little bit, I'm going to present you with my weight loss plan of 2010.
Day 1—Haul your 100+ pound bags down the street (and by down the street, I mean UP the hill). Find out that you live on the third floor. Haul them up the steps for good measure.
Day 2—Hike up a mountain, through a river, and up waterfalls. Remember, what goes up must come down.
Day 3—Go on a scavenger hunt through the whole city. Be sure to get lost.
Days 4-7—Walk to every NGO in town.
Day 8—Go to the beach. (And, my personal favorite): Eat lunch at a seemingly good place. Be sure to get a Caribbean parasite in your stomach.
Days 9-10—Walk two miles to school, one way. Add a giant hill in for good measure.
Days 11-12—Refuse to learn the public transportation system for fear of getting lost...just walk.
Days 13-16—Lay in bed for three days convinced you're dying, thanks to said parasite. Don't eat—it will not end well, I promise. But if you do eat, you'll get your exercise in while sprinting to the bathroom.
Day 17—Go to your community organization. Decide you can take public transportation alone for the first time and then walk to your site. Take public transportation home. Make sure the driver doesn't hear you when you scream you want out. Backtrack (walk) home and vow to never take public transportation again.
Days 18-20—Eat only bread, rice, apples, bananas, y soup for three days (per the doctor) until the parasite is gone.
Enjoy!
2 comments:
I think my weight is just fine, thank-you-very-much. But you sure didn't have 20 lbs to lose!
I need to try that...all except the parasite part!!
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