Today was quiet as we all slept in and caught up a little with the hectic pace we've been keeping. It started snowing again about 11 a.m. It was a beautiful day for us all to stay inside and enjoy the beauty of God's creation.
Tuesday (Day 5 of Living in the USA)
- Today was Laundry Lessons. Witchner learned how to sort laundry and how to use the washing machine. People in Haiti have no electricity; therefore no machines or appliances of any kind. We had bleach, detergent, washer speed, and spin lessons.
- After the washing machine, he learned about the dryer and was truly amazed that clothes dried in the machine - he felt them afterward, surprised at warmth. In Haiti the clothes are spread over rocks near the river or over bushes in the sun.
- We found the manual for the MP3 player and he began ripping CDs of worship music onto his laptop. He loves contemporary worship music and is familiar with a lot of it.
- Another appliance lesson: learning how to use a microwave to reheat food and surprised that every household has a microwave. He was very surprised that I wouldn't know how to cook a meal over a 3-rock fire.
- Paul and I began searching for medical insurance for international students - a real necessity for him in this country.
- He'll be taking the bus to Pennsylvania next week. We are trying to figure out how to help him navigate the long distance bus system especially since he has to go through NYC.
Witchner cooked us a great Haitian dinner of Rice and Shrimp with hot pepper. I loved watching him cook and finding out some of the secrets.
After dinner we watched a couple of Haiti DVD films that we have, and he looked at a Haiti photo book (a coffee table book). He remarked "I really don't know my country." The experience here is definitely broadening for both him and us.
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