Bored in paradise

Yes, it is possible to be bored in paradise. With nearly everyone from the ministry out of town and not many Dominican friends because I can't communicate very well with them, I am sufficiently bored, despite the fact that I'm spending the winter months the land of eternal springtime. Fortunately for me, my good friends Layne and Caitlin are on their way to see me as I am typing this. This is their honeymoon and they're taking time out to make a long trip on public transportation to come visit, it will be a short visit (understandable under the circumstances), but I'm looking forward to it. It's been a long process getting them here today. They have managed to miss not 1, not 2, but 3 busses in trying to get here. Ah, the glories of traveling in a country where you don't know the language. They are finally on their way here, although they won't arrive in my town as planned, they missed that bus, so I have to drive about 30 minutes to pick them up. It's no problem for me, I don't have anything better to do anyway and I'm just happy they're coming. Throughout the day Layne has been calling telling me another report of something that went wrong. It's funny for me, but I'm not so sure how they feel about it. I only hope they look at the trip as an enjoyable adventure in truly experiencing the Dominican culture, instead of a stress-filled, worthless day of travel that would have been better spent at the beach. I guess I'll just see what kind of mood they're in when I see them in an hour or so.

Back to the topic of boredom, once the happy honeymooners head out of town, my good friends Dustin and Anna will arive from the US to begin their 2-year term here. They're living at the Ark as well, so I'll finally have some english speakers to talk to. Also, the kids at the Ark are back from vacation today and school starts back on Monday. So yes, I think I have survived the slightly lonely Christmas holiday.

Wow, I have to go pick up my friends now, if I'm late they'll hate me for sure.

Until next time...