June 22nd, 2011

June 22nd, 2011


Those days you feel like you’re in prison....yea that was yesterday. We joke that our rooms are little prison cells, minus the part about us being able to leave, it is almost true. We hammered more rock yesterday at it really did look like we were prisoners. It all works out though cus a little manual labor never hurt anyone. Plus the old blisters were going away, figured it was time to get some new ones. Kids always make the goin easier. They not only provide you with a good laugh once in awhile, but they also are willing to pick up the sledge hammer, that weighs as much as them, to start hammering rock themselves. It is awesome.

Today was another brutal day but it was certainly not prison. That is an exaggeration for sure. Here is nothing like prison and I am thankful to be doing the work for the kids. Bryan and I put up barb wire today around Musana. It is a slow process but certainly better than hammering rocks. The fence tightening tool has worked really well and I am glad Bryan’s mom had me bring it. Despite having gloves on the whole time, I still managed to come away with a nice cut on my leg and a few holds in my head......turns out barb wire is sharp....who knew???

Along with some solid work, morning to night, a ton of new volunteers came today. When I say a ton, I’m talking we pretty much doubled our current volunteer house population. Which is cool and all for Musana and the children, but I for one feel bad for Sarah (our house mother) cus she has a bunch more laundry to do now, and second showers are gonna have to be taken sparingly....oh joy. They all seem like chill people (kinda) and I am sure I will get to know some of them as the days go on. It is cool to see so many people willing to give their time to Musana and these kids.

This country is certainly a wild place and I really respect Bryan for coming out here and starting a life for himself. Everyday I see how this is truly his home and how much he loves Musana. It almost seems like he has found his place in life and honestly, I’m pretty jealous. I can only hope I can go on a journey of my own sometime and find my place in the world. Guess we’ll see....