Things are going pretty well. So far i think the food has been my biggest struggle. With my luck, they have to put fish on nearly every single dish. Which of course happens to be one thing i absolutely despise. Besides that, things are good. The last few days i have been working on staining the wood on the bunk beds in the kids rooms, because the beds were never actually finished correctly. They have the beds, but unfortunately since they weren't finished correctly, the kids are still sleeping on the floor. So that has been a pretty big project considering there 5 beds in each room, and there are 3 rooms. Another volunteer came from Utah, he actually lives in draper only about 10 minutes from my house, he is the same age as me, and we get along great. It has been great to have someone to talk to without an accent, and someone with similar interests, we have become pretty good friends. He will be staying until the end of august, so almost the entire time I am here. I was stoked about that.
The kids are great, always very desperate for attention. and always willing to take any food i don't want :) I wish i could find parents for all of them. they are such great kids. they deserve more..
well that's it for now.
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Hey Nate, thanks for blogging. It's good to know you're doing well and have a friend (that makes everything a little easier). I want to come take all the kids home, but I know I can't. I'll work on Matt though...it's hard to think they're sleeping on the floor and we complain about stupid little things. Thanks for helping keep us humble. BTW, I'm with you on the fish. NOT a fan. How funny is it that we kids don't like fish and we're half Norwegian? Anyways, good luck with all. Love ya -Melina
ReplyDeleteHey Nate! The pictures are wonderful to see! That waterfall is beautiful--doesn't seem like what I expected in Africa. I'm so happy you have a friend there to converse with. I can understand the food situation--I don't like fish either! I would have a hard time eating their food. The kids always seem so happy. I too wish they could all find a family. Love you, G'ma C.
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