June 30th, 2011

June 30th, 2011


“Label the shit out of them, but who they are and who you are is as much about luck as anything else.”


Today actually didn’t involve workin on the fence, probably for the first time in a week or so. Instead, I was recruited to help prime and paint the administration building at Musana. This is turning out to be another large project which will take quite awhile. Luckily we have a ton of volunteers here now, so hopefully it gets done or close to done. The fence will have to take a back seat for awhile.

There was another downpour today, but this time there didn’t seem to be any large clouds overhead that were producing all the rain. It was really a unique sight. The sun was shining with intensity while the rain rolled through the sky and littered the earth with a million sweet kisses. It is so peaceful when it rains here because everyone stops everything they are doing and just rushes inside to wait for it all to pass. It ends up being a nice break from the work we do, which does get tiring believe it or not. Even playing with the children can take a toll on you by the end of the day. It is still wonderful getting to hang out with them all the time. This trip has certainly helped me learn to love and deal with large amounts of crazy children. It doesn’t seem like as difficult of a task when they are all awesome children that are extremely cute. Apparently I look like a punching bag to most of them, cus I am always getting slugged in the arm, which does get old after awhile.

It was weird to think that just two days ago was only the halfway point of my trip. I feel like so much has happened already and it was only three weeks in. I don’t want to think about leaving and am excited to see what comes into my life these next few weeks.