When I Grow Up...

The dreaded question when we are in high school or college, but the joy of little kids...I had my students write a journal entry on what they wanted to be when the grew up. All I have to say is enjoy. [I left them as written - editing for excess "ands".]

Brenda:
when I am big I want to be a singer and I wear a dress purple with flowers and with white shoes with flowers white. I will sing Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, Camp Rock, We Rock, High School Musical 1,2, &3. I will have my hair pretty.

i want to be a doctor and help people when they are sick. If they are dieing or if they can not breathe or whatever it takes to help them. If a lot of people have the same sickness I just do whatever it takes to help them.

Estanli:
When I grow up I will be a police man. I will pertect the world. I will help people when they have guns. I will pertect the people when they need help. I will call the police when the bad guys stop and I say stop they will go away. I will help men to stop when they need. I will help the catch the bad guys. I will help the good guys when they need help.

Luis:
I want to be an astronot (astronaut) when I get big. Then I can go to space in a rocket so I can get money and everything for my house.

Marlyn:
I want to be a doctor cause they rescue people and they be nice to each other. I like them because they are brave. and they don't say ill things. I plan to be a doctor because they give me a shot and I don't cry.

Emmanuell:
When I grow up I go to be a police officer. I get money to be a police officer & to kill the bad guys. I kill the bad guys to have a car and to have a gun to kill bad guys.

Jumel:
When I grow up I want to be a model and a singer. I plan to do this by going to a singing and modeling school. If I can't go to school for that I will go to university to study well and get enough money to go to modeling school. My life will be better because I'm going to become famous. My mom will finally go to New York with my dad, brother, and sister. MyAuntwill finally buy lots of clothes for her 7 kids. My grandma and grandpa will go to an English class and will get money to buy a house. And that's what I have to say why I want to be a singer.

Nicole:
When I grow up I want to be a model because models are fabulous. I plan to do this in USA with Jumel; we want to be fabulous [they already are sadly]. My mom and dad said to be a model because models are beautiful. When I was two years old, I dreamed about it when I sleep. My life will be beautiful, cute, and nice. I will thank God about all the things he had given us. I will thank my mom, dad, sister and family.

Anya:
I want to be a sinentist (scientist) and a autror(author) when I grow up; because I like to write creative stories. I plan to study plants and I plan to write a story called "The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow". It will have a chapter called The Night Time Journey. I think that life will be easy and hard, but it will be fun. I might also study animals and the planents. I that I will enjoy life and be famous.

Noah:
When I grow up I want to be a magician. A magician does magic with a small touch. Anything can disappear and who knows where you will go. That's why I want to be a magician. I got the idea when I listened to "The Magician's Nephew".

Ronnie:
When I grow up I want to be a firefighters.

Carla:
When I grow up up I want to be a singer. I plan to do this by going to school.

Brian:
When I grow up I want to be a baseball player. I love baseball.

Obviously some students wrote more than others, but they still all completed the assignment. It was nice to see what they really enjoy doing beyond what I get to see in class.

It's hard to belive that tomorrow marks 2 months of my life here in the Dominican Republic!! I am so thankful I have made it thus far. I am conitnually learning more and more about myself and how God is going above and beyond to break me as a person. Recently I have cried everyday over my students and what God wants me to do in their lives. Often I feel hopeless and lost, but I always seem to make an impression on someone. I am beginning to reach a deeper connection with them and am even venturing to dinner at one of their houses tomorrow. I am very excited to go and interact with students and their parents outside of school. I am thankful that I am givent that opportunity here.

After 2 months of being here our house is finally 100% functional and complete! We have 2 functioning bathrooms, water 24/7, and our newest and most exciting addition Vonage!!! We have everything working at once, so hopefuly this will continue to be the trend.

Hope you enjoyed the stories.