Construction finally began again today, only this time it was on Rising Star campus. To be honest it seemed a little silly, but I was happy to be working. The goal of construction today was to build a more weather-resistant home for the goat that lives on campus for the rainy season. They decided to repair an old garage type building made out of tubing and pleated tin sheets (about 10x10x10 ft). So it was more like us building a mansion for this goat... I hope he's happy about it. It would have been alright, but they had to clean off the scraps that had fallen from the mango tree that's growing above it. This stirred up quite a bit of bugs, which was not okay with the girls (everyone but me). Luckily after the first little bit, they seemed to have settled down, and we got a couple of tin panels tied up with metal wire. Since work is limited on the construction end of things right now, we ended pretty early, but today was a scorcher, so I wasn't complaining.
Instead of playtime today, there was a birthday party for all the birthdays in August, where all the students came and sang to the birthday boys and girls, and ate cake. It wasn't quite the same as American cake, but it was good. At dinner each night, everyone gives a high and a low for the day. I think I forgot to mention this in my earlier description of a typical day. That's probably one of the highs of my days, is hearing the wonderful experiences that everyone is having. Our typical meal consists of red rice, some sort of vegetable curry/sauce to put on top, and a vegetarian side. If we're lucky there's some chicken, too.
At family time, I'm pretty sure I either swung, spun, or lifted every boy at least twice. It wears me out, but it's so much fun to see their faces, and to feel like I'm a big brother for them... even if it's only temporary.
Instead of playtime today, there was a birthday party for all the birthdays in August, where all the students came and sang to the birthday boys and girls, and ate cake. It wasn't quite the same as American cake, but it was good. At dinner each night, everyone gives a high and a low for the day. I think I forgot to mention this in my earlier description of a typical day. That's probably one of the highs of my days, is hearing the wonderful experiences that everyone is having. Our typical meal consists of red rice, some sort of vegetable curry/sauce to put on top, and a vegetarian side. If we're lucky there's some chicken, too.
At family time, I'm pretty sure I either swung, spun, or lifted every boy at least twice. It wears me out, but it's so much fun to see their faces, and to feel like I'm a big brother for them... even if it's only temporary.
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