Hey Everyone,
I am sorry I have not posted in a couple of days. I had my days off this weekend which was really nice. I was able to relax and spend some time by the beach in Tel Aviv.
I am leaving in a couple of days from the house, and I really do not want to leave. I am growing so attached to everyone here. I am worried about leaving here. There are 3 main things that I will miss. I am going to miss Israel, I am going to miss the children, and I think I am going to miss feeling like I am serving a purpose. I feel like my life back at home does not have purpose. At the house, I know that I am helping people. I can see it and it is very immediate. When I go home, I will be returning back to school and just focusing on my work. I am going to need to integrate volunteer opportunities into the semester to take a break from the work.
The past couple of days at the house have been pretty routine. The weather has been groggy so we have had to stay in the house. I have become a lot closer with all of the mothers and nurses. They are teaching me how to cook all of the food they make. They are so warm and kind-hearted and have welcomed me into their hearts.
A lot of the time I am using my hands to talk to the people in the house. Mamma Migdalia only speaks Spanish, so all of our conversations consist of her speaking to me in Spanish, and me responding in English. This whole time we are mainly talking with our hands and motioning and acting out different things. It is a lot of fun trying to understand what she is saying.
Ok. I need to go to sleep now. I am going to Be'er Sheva tomorrow with Momma Kevin and Kevin. We are going to the hospital to meet the doctors that are going to perform his bilateral surgery for his cleft pallet.
Goodnight for now.
Shauna
Ps. it is getting a lot harder for me to write these posts since it is nearing the end of my trip. With every post, it reminds me that I am leaving, and then I don't want to write about going because it makes me so sad.
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