I now feel quite settled here: we are going to be staying in our current location for a few weeks, so it is certainly home.
This week we had a taster of our regular activities for the rest of our time here, which include a trip each afternoon to a local orphanage, and meeting people in the village, getting to know them and help them out.
We also took a walk around the village, seeing what there was to be seen. The culture of a village like this is interesting to study.
Yesterday we took a 90 minute each way journey to another orphanage, where we painted new doors while the kids were away on holiday. A good time was had by all, but I'm a bit concerned that the slight paint spots on my trousers might not come out! This morning I talked at the meeting we have on Sunday mornings. I think it went quite well - at least the others in my group say it was good. It is quite a task remembering to stop every couple of sentences to have your words translated, but it gives time to think of your next point, which is good. Time online again is limited, so I'll have to go now. Thanks for reading.
This week we had a taster of our regular activities for the rest of our time here, which include a trip each afternoon to a local orphanage, and meeting people in the village, getting to know them and help them out.
We also took a walk around the village, seeing what there was to be seen. The culture of a village like this is interesting to study.
Yesterday we took a 90 minute each way journey to another orphanage, where we painted new doors while the kids were away on holiday. A good time was had by all, but I'm a bit concerned that the slight paint spots on my trousers might not come out! This morning I talked at the meeting we have on Sunday mornings. I think it went quite well - at least the others in my group say it was good. It is quite a task remembering to stop every couple of sentences to have your words translated, but it gives time to think of your next point, which is good. Time online again is limited, so I'll have to go now. Thanks for reading.