Thursday - Day 5

Slept in today. Woke up at 6:00 am. Waiting to eat then will walk up to the village. Noticed last night that my laptop has a hard time booting up if I hook up the sd card in it before Windows launches.
I was the only one for breakfast so there was no buffet. I had an omelet and fresh fruit.

Walked up to the village. The kids immediately wanted to play. It was so hot. By 10:00am I had to stay in the shade for the rest of the day.
Johnley hung out with me and on me all day. I think he is comfortable with me. At one point he kissed me. I had millet (a grain) and some type of stew for lunch. I played a little baseball with the older kids.

In the after noon everyone stays inside or in the shade. Did I mention it was “HOT”! I must admit, I am ready to come home. I think it was good to have a couple days here but I’d be ok with flying home tomorrow.
I caught a lizard today in the morning. Johnley, Johnnie and Wisnier (sp?) were with me. They laughed and screamed when I tried to show it to them. They would run then come back to get a peek but didn’t want to get too close.
I copied all the pictures to the computer and left then on the sd card. I have a ton of room.
So the power went out. The screen of the cheap cell phone Mansour gave me to use works pretty good as a flashlight. It’s enough to get you around in the dark without tripping.
It is almost dinner time. I am ready to eat. I don’t know if it is being here or that I am used to pigging out in the evening, but right now I’m starving.
Had dinner with Mansour. We learned that it rained very heavy in the mountains yesterday. There was a flash flood that swept over one of bridges between here and Port au Prince. A lot of homes were washed away, and at least 10 people died.
He will be going to another Holt office about 10:00am. They have a family preservation unit that assist families trying to keep them together by getting job training for the parents. I feel like my life is so insignificant and what I do is irrelevant when I listen to all the stories here.
I’m going to bed now. It has been a long day.