So today is was our last day with the boys and so much happened. All of us experienced racism in some manner. I was left at the house by myself with the boys and China, our cook. Bernard, a friend of Project Esperanza came over with his art. I was playing with the boys and all the sudden I come to find that Bernard and China are in a heated debate about the Haitians in the DR. I did not know what to do or say, I just let them battle. I sent the boys to the concha down the street to play. Nicoris, China's niece, often plays at the house and was there today. But today she began to beg to me for money. I was like "what do you want the money for?" She wanted new shoes. We had given the boys shoes that were donated by various people and brought to the DR from the USA with the purpose of being given to the Haitian boys we teach. Nicoris wanted me to give her some of those shoes and I was like ask Caitlina, which she had apparently done and gotten a negative response. I was so glad when Padre Rafiel showed up and I could speak with him and ignore the rest of the house guests. It was a lot for me to handle. But the other gringos were dealing with racism and illiness in other parts of Puerto Plata.
I don't know the details on this next story, but one of our Haitian boys is being robbed of his house, in which we already paid the rent on. I will write more as a I know more- right now there are no clear facts and lots of passionate feelings flowing.
Another one of our boys in the hospital possibly with a tumor. Again, I will write more when I know more.
It has been quite the finally here in the DR.
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