Bonne Nuit Haiti... Bonjour New Mexico...

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
                                                      - Dr. Seuss


     I barely got back home from Haiti, and I already miss the crazy, hectic, heartbreaking, uplifting, lazy, delightful Haiti life. I cried just about the whole way back from Dominican Republic to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (a good three hours), then, had another tearful goodbye as I parted with the rest of my new family in the Ft. Lauderdale terminal. I have never been to a place so beautiful and ugly at the same time. Pollution amounted to the ugliness that I saw, and the flora and fauna of the island took my breath away! Where else can you see mangoes and coconuts grow on trees! ... Okay, i admit, a lot of places, but it was the first time I got to see these massive trees tower over the little towns, swallowing them with vegetation Unfortunately, this trip is over but who knows, I might be able to go back next year. I'll definitely keep my hopes up.
    Now, I have to return to other responsibilities like summer homework (bleck!) and the Gold Award Project (woot, woot!). We decided to have a troop meeting soon after I got back. And what started as a meeting to officially start our Gold Award Projects (soon after finding out about their approvals!! Yee-hah!), ended up as a field trip to La Tienda (the Girl Scout store in New Mexico). Yay! Now I can officially get started.
     Now I get to write some letters, lick some stamps, seal some envelopes, ... and do a rain dance?... Yes, I did say rain dance! It's been quite dry in New Mexico (who would have guessed, dessert n' all). It's always dry this time of year, but usually we have more moisture abundant winters. This year however, we mostly got a super cold winter with some snowfall. Anyway, D.J., my Girl Scout troop leader, said that if we don't get more rain, then Camp Mary White would have to be closed due to fire dangers. ... I wont worry too much about it now, D.J. doesn't think it'll get closed, and she's had the privilege of attending CMW since she was a little girl.
     Ready, set, ... rain dance!