Nails

21 Feb 2011 9pm

I figured I would finish up the day today. I'm very tired so we will see how much I can elaborate!
After lunch we went to help the workers on the library. They were going to finish up the plaster and didn't need our help. Honestly I was relieved, at this point I'm very exhausted, it is very very hot out, I'm sticky and starting to fry! Plus I'm not good at that job :)
So I headed to the clinic to see how Dr. Jeremy was doing. Hung around long enough to see 1 of 3 extractions from a teenage girl. Yup that was enough for me. Headed back and pulled out the nail polish and started painting nails and toes on all the pretty little girls and some boys. I think all of us ladies that participated had fun, except I spilled a little on my skirt. We also did it in the shade, which was a nice break! :)
Next we finished organizing the letters from back home to pass out to all the classes. They have Baby, Middle, Top, Primary 1-7 (10 different classes in total).
Dennis and I got primary 4 class, after arriving we found out there was a little confusion and the children had already graduated to the next level- Primary 5. So we changed classrooms and got the letters, toothbrushes, toothpaste, pens and pencils to every student.
It was great the kids were excited to see us and sang for us when we walked in. They all smiled and thanked us after they got their stuff.
Our guest house is next to the large play field so sometimes we will find the kids standing by our back door waiting for us to bring stuff out! They wanted bubbles this time, but with the broken well we didn't want to waste their precious resource!
Instead we pulled out soccer balls, frisbees, and more nail polish. It was great to sit on the ground and they all would surround us and put their hands in your face. But they are so well behaved if you say, your next they say 'Okay" and wait patiently.
Once dinner started we found out another miracle happened, this place is filled with amazing things!
The workers on the well wanted to try and get the broken pipe out themselves instead of having to wait for the equipment for a month! They made a funnel and fished it down the hold and after just the second try they threaded it on to the broken pipe over 90 meters down, than slowly pulled it out!
They finished fixing the well problem and soon they were pumping water out of the ground again!
I'm exhausted at this point, need sleep and to re energize for tomorrow!
One funny thing, our cook Tony (which is great and super friendly) is a little overwhelmed of our processed foods and doesn't know hot to cook them all. So we have been showing him small things to help him along. This morning Shannon and him made pancakes. Than for dinner I had explained how to make the Top Ramen we brought. He loved it!
So far the food is pretty good, I'm staying away from the meat, mainly because they machete it all and there are bones in stew, kebabs, everything! But the fruit is fantastic! For every meal we have had pineapple, watermelon, papaya and avocados.
They are all the best I have ever had! Tony's eggs are the best, he says he adds spices, but so great and they come fresh from the chicken coop!
This place is so sustainable its great!
Okay arm is cramping and I'm tired!