Toss out luxury and personal space. Living in our volunteer house is very different from my high-rise in NYC. We have two large houses next door to each other and bunk beds, yes bunk beds in each room. The bedrooms on the other hand are totally NYC size so that part was not a shock. There are four bathrooms for about 20 people. The hot water goes fast so whoever is second, third & fourth in line will only need to turn the "cold" knob. It's always hot in the house so the cold shower ain't so bad. There are no fans and do I need to say this... no AC. It's 80 degrees during the day and 50 at night. We can't leave the windows open because of the creepy-crawlers which will take up residence in your bed & clothes if they get in the house.
The people in the house are all incredible. I'm happy they are here even if we have to pee in shifts. They are from all over the world and ages range from 17 to 68. It's like THE REAL WORLD: United Nations Season. Being only 3 feet away from any one person at any given time is making us all pick up each others accents. By the time this is done I think we all will have started a new dialect of the English language. We all have different projects we're working on & enjoy talking about our day when we get back to the house. A group of us usually go to the beach (hope this makes you jealous NY) and enjoy the sun & vitamin D. We went to the beach one day & great white sharks had been spotted near the people swimming so a siren goes off and a warning flag is raised and everyone gets out of the water. ...I will NEVER go into the water here. Last week a man was eaten before everyone could get out. That's one way I do not want to lose my fat.
More to come!!
The people in the house are all incredible. I'm happy they are here even if we have to pee in shifts. They are from all over the world and ages range from 17 to 68. It's like THE REAL WORLD: United Nations Season. Being only 3 feet away from any one person at any given time is making us all pick up each others accents. By the time this is done I think we all will have started a new dialect of the English language. We all have different projects we're working on & enjoy talking about our day when we get back to the house. A group of us usually go to the beach (hope this makes you jealous NY) and enjoy the sun & vitamin D. We went to the beach one day & great white sharks had been spotted near the people swimming so a siren goes off and a warning flag is raised and everyone gets out of the water. ...I will NEVER go into the water here. Last week a man was eaten before everyone could get out. That's one way I do not want to lose my fat.
More to come!!
Love u...proud of u 2....b safe...XOXO
ReplyDeleteAlright Jax, I finally had a chance to sit down and read your blog posts and... wow. What you're doing is so incredibly awesome!!! I briefly worked with a girl from Nigeria who was taught to read and write by missionaries and volunteers, and it opened the world up to her. She eventually came to the States to attend university, ended up working in I.T., and now has a good career and a life with her family here. You and your group are now planting the seeds of a brilliant future in another group of kids. I am totally blown away, amazed, so very proud of you, and just... wow. I don't know what else to say, except you totally ROCK! (but you knew that already, right? :->) *HUGS* and Best Wishes!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you're doing something positive to help out the kids! Definitely stay away from the sharks, bc you know I only recommend losing body fat the right way! haha Not that you need to though:)Have a great trip!
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