Last week, Danae and I started our service assignment at Knockpatrick School for the Deaf. We are very excited to be there and love working with the children. They are so much fun and are all so excited to see us every day. They all stand around us and ask us our names, our name signs, and then tell us theirs. It's so hard to remember all of their name signs! So far, we have been teaching about one class a day. We were really hoping for more one-on-one interaction with the kids, but there isn't much that can be done about that. Lately we've spent most of our free time cutting construction paper to create a new bullitin board in the school. We enjoy staying at Knockpatrick after school lets out and socializing with the kids. They dance and play and are eager to show us their dance moves.
We live in Josh and Rachel's old apartment, since they have moved to Kingston. We love it there. We are disappointed that we're missing out on the time to socialize with the kids and the teachers at the school, but it's nice to be able to retreat back to our place for some peace and quiet. It has been interesting though. I spent the last six weeks being spoiled my Mrs. Robertson's delicious Jamaican cooking, and now I'm eating pasta and pb&j sandwiches every day.
It's hard to believe that October is almost over. It's hard to imagine that it's cooling off at home and the leaves have fallen! It feels like summer here, so I can't help thinking it's summer time. The weeks are flying by and I'm sad that my time in Jamaica is coming to an end. This weekend, Danae and I are heading to Negril with some of our friends. Not sure if I'll jump off the high cliff again or not!
Love and miss you all,
Lindsay
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