last weekend

last weekend we had a four day weekend so i had the opportunity to travel to the beach. i left friday morning with brock, sara, keith & kerrie, tim & whitney (all wonderful people who work at doulos). it was a beautiful couple hour drive through the mountains to get to caberete beach. we went to the beach friday, saturday, and sunday and enjoyed the ocean, beach volleyball, hunting for treasures, and sunshine. i ate sushi for the first time on friday night and saturday we were joined by jess (who works for students international in jarabacoa) who helped whitney, sara, and kerrie prepare a delicious multi-course thai dinner. we left late sunday evening and played a rendition of 20 questions where we took turns asking a question and then each person in the car had to answer. it was so good to get to spend time with new friends while enjoying a few days at the beach. i then had a chill monday before going back to school on tuesday. it's been really nice to not have an entire week of school since i arrived here and to just ease into the schedule.