SATURDAY--A DAY LATE

Saturday has been planned for me for as long as I have been here.  The school has had a garden project planned for years, but never had the funding to do it.  Now, due to others donating and things, we finally have the project underway.  The school is using the garden as an outdoor living lab to study art, math, science, and english.  It is a way to get the students involved in their community by raising a garden while using it to learn the different subjects.  Saturday was a day to tear out the school property, and start doing a garden.  So, I no longer have a football field (Well, a place to practice.  I wouldn't call it a field.)  

(The above picture is looking out the school's backdoor after the grass had been hoed out)

The morning was to start at 8:30, but in Miami, that means people will start com

ing about 9 and work will get underway around 9:30.  Three of my room mates went along to volunteer with the project for the morning and to see where I was working.  When we arrived some children were present, but not near the amount that were there near the end of the day.  When work began, everyone worked hard, getting lots done.  The goal for the day was to tear out all the grass and weeds, and lay new sod down throughout the entire school property.  It really was fun to work with everyone and get to know the students and staff outside the class

room for a change.  

(The picture is of YLC student 'in blue' working on together on the garden)

The day was wrapped up by an enormous Creole Haitian meal prepared by the cook at school.  I can not get enough of the black beans and rice.  This may sound sarcastic, but it is nowhere close to being sarcastic.  This is the 100% truth.  I love the food at the school.  Lunch is definitely my favorite subject.  Anyways....it was very good!

The rest of the day was set aside to get our house ready for the BBQ that we had planned for next day.  Our yard was still a jungle and the house a wreck.  The day wa

s spent slaving away.  We finally got the nerve to ask someone for a gas-powered mower and got the yard taken care of.  We tried to weed-eat around the chain-link fence, however, the fence seemed to eat our weed-eater more than getting the grass cut.  Knowing it had to get do

ne soon, I got the garden sheers (a huge scissors) and went at it.  It must have been a sight to see a huge white man in Little Havanah trimming grass with huge scissors, but it worked just fine.  Everything got taken care of and the evening time was spent in a relaxing manor.

As a day of rest, we didn't do much around here, yet, I feel like it was a very uneventful day.  An that means it was very peaceful and restful.  Anything aw

ay from three boys at Yvonne Learning Center is relaxing!

(Everyone's favorite girl: PRINCESS!)