i don't know why you say goodbye; i say hello.

Oh goodbyes.  I am in denial about leaving on Monday.  I think if I just ignore that fact, maybe I can make every day the longest day of my life.  Such is really the goal for every day anyhow.

Well, I had to say goodbye to my kids at FPCH.  They kept asking if I could come back on a different day or spend the night or wait to leave.  I really wanted to say yes.  I just have to let go and trust God with them.  He can take better care of them than I can anyway, right?  It's just difficult not knowing what the future holds for any of these precious kids.

Every day of the week is my last.  Today is my last Wednesday.  Tomorrow is my last Thursday.  I'm hoping for goat and french fries for dinner tomorrow night.  

I love the team here now.  They're giving me a good dose of being made fun of - all in love of course.  Hahahahaha. 

This blog is a bit incoherent, so I apologize.

I wanted to talk a little about bests.

The best thing to drink in Haiti is Couronne.  It is a super sweet soda.

The best place to think or converse is the roof at the guest house.

The best time to take a shower is after your sweaty parts of the day are over.

The best movie to watch over and over is "Tangled."

The best alarm clock is Lena yelling "DINNER TIME!  BREAKFAST TIME!"  

The best snack is popcorn made on the stove.

The best thing to bring to kids is construction paper and crayons.

The best place to hang out is anywhere in the shade.

The best way to learn Kreyol is to try and fail a lot.

The best method of keeping in touch with people is facebook.

The best best best thing is living life with people and enjoying it.

So that's me... Just enjoying life!  There are lots of things continuing to go wrong, every single day even now.  And yet, it's just not worth it to be upset unless it's hurting someone else.  If it's just throwing a wrench in my plans or hurting my feelings, oh well!  I can take it.

Well, I know that's vague, but you can just trust I am loving my last week in Ayiti!

[On a completely unrelated note, I'm redoing my blog a lot.  I am going to attempt to keep it up as my adventures continue back in America.  However, I am going to change the URL.  So let me know if you have any ideas, and just keep that on your radar if you try to come to my blog one day and it doesn't work.  You can ALWAYS e-mail me at shelby.bollar@asbury.edu.]