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She's helping to take a survey and gather data with some of their summer interns. It is a pretty fun assignment because we know the Pastor of that community and used to live near there and work with him in 2006 and '07. Brittany once stitched up his foot after a moto accident.
Isaac and Noah and Hope are all working on filling out some questions their teachers sent them in order to get to know them a bit.
I am enjoying the conversation and snickering from nearby. Right now Isaac is interviewing and filling out Noah's sheet for him.
Isaac - "Noah - What is hard for you?"
Noah- "Uh. Hmmm. Keeping my temper? Do you think I have a bad or good temper?"
Isaac - "Well. Let's see. I think I'd say you have a bad temper but I can call it an average temper if it makes you less mad."
Ha. Who needs entertainment when you can eavesdrop on these little fools?
Here are a couple of Isaac's answers:
Cow and donkey poop is a huge problem here. (?) Isaac described himself as: cheerful, smart, and energetic. He listed EVERY subject in school in response to the "what are you really good at in school?" question. He personally enjoys the activity of "exploring". He would also like to "learn more about experiments."
Here are a few of Hope's answers:
Both Isaac and Hope list pizza as their favorite food.
Noah -
He described himself as "affectionate, nice, curious" and when asked what he personally enjoys he said all of this: "swimming, writing, climbing trees, swinging on ropes and vines, talking a lot, playing on rock-walls, being silly, fake crying, diving off high objects, and water balloon fights."
(That fake crying thing has got to go. Doctor Jen - please come back. right away. I had no idea he likes diving off of high objects.)
He described Haiti like this: "Hot. The ocean is cold. Lots of filthy birds."
That one has me laughing. The filthy birds all seem to live next door.
Noah dislikes that there is trash and pollution and electricity that goes out in Haiti. He loves that he has mango trees in his yard and can swim every day all year and that he has a fan on his head when he sleeps. He lists his favorite food as: pears.
Coming to visit us? Bring pears.
12 comments:
What about canned pears? I can send you a couple of cans of canned pears. Sorry, I can't offer to send you more, I am a poor PhD student w/o funding right now. Let me know though, and I'd gladly send a couple of cans of canned pears.. if that's even allowed.
Ps. my email address. rivervision [[[ at ]]] gmail [dot]]] com
Oh and yes, I know I'm a stranger, but if you want proof that i'm real you can read my blog, my cat's blog: http://llam.rivervision.com - check out my friend jeanne's blog and her post of my father's letter at 2 years with prostate cancer and my postscript: http://assertivecancerpatient.com/2011/07/prostate-cancer-brookes-fathers-story-iii.html
you can also call utah state university's instructional technology and learning sciences department (http://itls.usu.edu) for proof that i'm not some whack job.. okay, i'm a little bit of one, but aren't we all?
We live in Haiti, too, and my grandmother sent me apples and pears through Harry and David. Best. Christmas. Present. Ever.
i love, love, love your new header pic. and i love the way your kids talk. i can't even say what i liked best about this post, but the "average temper" comment was pretty good. if i come to visit you soon, i'm gonna have to find a way to sneak a pear into my luggage.
I'm with Terri, the "average temper" comment had me cracking up!! I love the things kids say, it never gets old! Is Paige staying away from home while she's translating or is the location close enough that she comes home each night? I've read enough of your posts to know traffic in Haiti is nuts so I was wondering at the logistics of her getting to the site every day. Is she driving in Haiti yet?
I, too, have an average temper. This is awesome.
I loved this post! There's just something about getting inside children's thoughts sometimes. They're so honest & I love how they each had an opinion of themselves and Haiti. This was definitely one of my favorite posts. I enjoy reading about your ministry as well. It reminds me to pray for you, which I try to do often.
Always love to see the innerworkings of our children's minds.
:) :) :)
Hi Brooke R -
Noah will survive without pears ... he is a purist and he is most interested in the real fresh variety. Yes we can get canned pears or fruit cocktail here most of the time. Thanks for your sweet offer.
Chelsea-
Paige gets to sleep at home thankfully. She has done trips where she stays out in the villages with the group but this village is about 90 minutes from here so they come back each afternoon. We don't let her drive here yet ... but we will in the next year I am sure. She needs to get the five-speed thing down first.
Haven't been keeping up with you here nearly enough! I love how your kids are getting ready for "back to school"! One of mine graduated and the other one is no fun anymore! No more homeschooling now that our circumstances have changed. I love the new look of your website! Just so you know the "feels like" temp in MN right now is somewhere around 105degrees F! How does that compare with Haiti??
World Wide Village is SO thankful for Paige's language skills and her relationship with our beloved Pastor Lahens and the village of Luly!
She will be a huge benefit to our summer interns. Paige to the rescue again!!
This made me laugh out loud. Your kids are hilarious! :)
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