We made it.

87 degrees of Dominican sun is out today and after a long trip to the place we'll call home for the next year, we're so happy to be around familiar faces of our DOVE family, whoop!

Beads of sweat immediately dropped when we stepped out of the airport yesterday into that Dominican sun. We still had our zip-ups on from leaving a beautiful Minnesota fall night (we will most likely put those away for the year:) the day before. We sat down for 5 minutes before we saw a Juan and the DOVE gua gua (a small white bus) to pick us up! 

(We stopped to say hello to the beach)

We dropped our bags and immediately took off for the club. Our new club director, Kara (who is also my new room mate), worked with our teachers and kids to host a fundraiser for a little boy from our club, nine years old, who shattered his leg and broke his jaw in an accident.

The kids worked all week to sell tickets for 25 pesos to help the family with their medical bills. The fundraiser was a mixture of dances and skits. It was a perfect day to arrive. Hectic, but perfect. All the kids were at the club and the whole DOVE team was there with open arms.

(Fundraiser!)

We are beyond excited to be here and we are SO grateful for the support that we have gotten from loved ones back home. Fundraisers, coffee dates, dinners- we felt the love when we were home- so Thank you..gracias...and we love you all very much.

Stay tuned for updates.

BuenaVibra,
Lin and Dave