October 2008 Archives

So it's a week until I go to Dominican Republic. I said last week that I'd talk about why I'm excited to go and that's what I'm going to do.

I'm a little excited about the plane trip because my dad said it would be kind of neat. But I'm still a bit scared too.

I am excited about the hotel. I saw some pictures of it and it looks really nice. Normally Compassion wouldn't put people in such a nice hotel but they needed one that would have internet so I can write while I'm there.

I am excited to meet people who live in Dominican Republic and who are helped by Compassion International.

I am excited about the beaches and hope that I get some time to at least have a walk along the ocean. I've never seen an ocean before.

I am excited to buy some gifts that I can give to my friends back home in Canada.

I am excited to know that when we go to some of the places we are going to have security guards with us. That's exciting!

We leave next Sunday morning. I will post another blog sometime this week. See you then!

Two weeks from today I will leave for the Dominican Republic with my dad. I am going with Compassion International to see the work they do there with poor children. I am also going because my father wanted me to come along to meet children in another part of the world. I am very excited but also a bit nervous because I am scared of the plane trip.

This week my dad and I went to the travel clinic to learn if we needed any needles to go to Dominican Republic. We did. I hate getting needles. My dad had to hold me down and put his hand over my mouth so I wouldn't wiggle and scream, but after all that I didn't even feel the needle. So now the doctor says we're ready to go. He gave us some medicine we can take in case we get sick to our stomachs. He said we are not supposed to drink any tap water (everything we drink has to come from a sealed can or bottle), that we should not eat salad (which I don't mind) or any food that has been sitting for a while. We also have to be careful that we do not get bitten by too many mosquitoes.

We leave very early on Sunday morning (November 2) and have to take three flights. First we go to Chicago, then to Miami, and finally to Santo Domingo. It's going to be a long day (twelve hours) and dad says I won't be scared of planes by the end of it. He also says that he doesn't think our luggage will make it through that many airports!

I will write on my blog again next week to tell you why I am looking forward to going. I am hoping that lots of kids will read my blog while I'm in Dominican Republic so tell other kids about it!