Hello, friends. :)

Hello, friends!

My name is Abby, and I am a rising junior at The College of Wooster ( a small liberal arts school in northeast Ohio) studying Early Childhood Education and Religious Studies. I am originally from the Dayton, Ohio area, and I will be turning the big 2-1 the day we leave for the DR, actually! :) It will be quite an exciting birthday, since I will be meeting you all for the first time!

I had the opportunity to go the DR twice before through missions trips with my high school. God planted a love of the Dominican in my heart, and I am so so so SO excited to be able to return, something I wasn't sure was going to ever happen! While I was there, I was able to work at El Arca in Jarabacoa and at Palo Blanco. When I begin to think about options for my summer, my dad actually reminded me of Kids Alive, though I had visited their website from time to time.

I am just really excited to meet you all and make some beautiful new friends, and to see if this is something I can see myself doing in the future. :)

Hmm. Other things about myself... I really enjoy smiling, and laughing is a close second. :)  My absolute FAVORITE drink is actually one I discovered in the DR, chinola (passionfruit juice). SO yummy! I think lumberjacks are pretty cool, and I was once married to one of my best guy friends for a year... in both of our high school drama productions for the year. (Gotcha!) My two favorite colors would have to be kelly green and canary yellow. And I really enjoy cooked carrots. They're kinda delicious.

But what about you people? I am excited to get to know your hearts as well, even if over the Internet. :)

Excited to meet you all,
Abby