Hey hey Guys,
I tell you, this whole blogging everyday is becoming the devil. There is so many things we do in a day, that at the end of the day I am SERIOUSLY dragging myself to bed. I am over a week behind, which has never happened yet. I guess its good to do everything once.
So thuuuursday of last week! That was the 19th of May. It was full of working on paperwork and shopping. If you could understand how long it takes us to get from one place to another, you would understand why an entire morning can consist of doing ONE 30min shop. It takes about an hour to get to the place and an hour home. The place is an hour WALK... that is how bad the traffic here is. I will take pictures of it from my roof. Next time you are stuck in an traffic jam out there... just remember the traffic I described out here and you will not feel so bad.
So today was a sad day! Even with all the happiness that comes from each day here, our first intern leaves for home tomorrow! Nicole was here for two weeks and returned home for her young daughters medical appointments at children's hospital. So, this was our last dinner with her and thankfully Cherie, Alex, Nicole, myself and.... oh gosh another person [hahah that is what i get for not writing for a weeeeeekkkkkk] went for drinks to say goodbye at slipway! It was such a good day, but we were all sad to see Nicole leave.
Jesse and I had cooking duties today, which was great! We had two CIDA interns join us for dinner and one of the kids from Boona Banna. We made a pasta salad and an amazing veg salad. Both were great, everyone loved it and Olive and Nikki [CIDA interns] brought african donuts for dessert.
These bad boys are huge. Think of a tim hortons donut with a hole in the middle and chocolate icing with sprinkles on top. Got the image? Okay, now supersize that donut and those are African donuts out here! Huge goodness! YUM!
After dinner we watched some clips from a debate on aid for Africa. Two were for aid and two were against, both amazing! It really opens your eyes to understand the pros and cons of aid and how it can enable negative results. You should check it out if you are interested and have time!
This is one of the debates that is FOR aid in Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WClqi4Yr3Ys
This is one of the dates that is AGAINST aid in Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enDmHgJC4eY
The whole debate is worth watching. It gives you a better perspective on aid to governments in Africa! If you do watch them, post and let me know your thoughts on the debates! I would love to hear your thoughts!
The boy who is 16 years old from Boona Banna [Lynus] enjoyed the debate and was happy to learn that we were aware of the corruption of their government and how the government treats him and his people. The boy is highly intelligent and a real go getter. Boona Banna is an orphanage of about 7 or 8 kids. Most are older kids in their early teens who have some heart breaking stories.
We sent the rest of our food with Lynus for the Boona Banna kid and called it a night!
Nicole and I hanging out for the last time :]
I tell you, this whole blogging everyday is becoming the devil. There is so many things we do in a day, that at the end of the day I am SERIOUSLY dragging myself to bed. I am over a week behind, which has never happened yet. I guess its good to do everything once.
So thuuuursday of last week! That was the 19th of May. It was full of working on paperwork and shopping. If you could understand how long it takes us to get from one place to another, you would understand why an entire morning can consist of doing ONE 30min shop. It takes about an hour to get to the place and an hour home. The place is an hour WALK... that is how bad the traffic here is. I will take pictures of it from my roof. Next time you are stuck in an traffic jam out there... just remember the traffic I described out here and you will not feel so bad.
So today was a sad day! Even with all the happiness that comes from each day here, our first intern leaves for home tomorrow! Nicole was here for two weeks and returned home for her young daughters medical appointments at children's hospital. So, this was our last dinner with her and thankfully Cherie, Alex, Nicole, myself and.... oh gosh another person [hahah that is what i get for not writing for a weeeeeekkkkkk] went for drinks to say goodbye at slipway! It was such a good day, but we were all sad to see Nicole leave.
Jesse and I had cooking duties today, which was great! We had two CIDA interns join us for dinner and one of the kids from Boona Banna. We made a pasta salad and an amazing veg salad. Both were great, everyone loved it and Olive and Nikki [CIDA interns] brought african donuts for dessert.
These bad boys are huge. Think of a tim hortons donut with a hole in the middle and chocolate icing with sprinkles on top. Got the image? Okay, now supersize that donut and those are African donuts out here! Huge goodness! YUM!
After dinner we watched some clips from a debate on aid for Africa. Two were for aid and two were against, both amazing! It really opens your eyes to understand the pros and cons of aid and how it can enable negative results. You should check it out if you are interested and have time!
This is one of the debates that is FOR aid in Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WClqi4Yr3Ys
This is one of the dates that is AGAINST aid in Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enDmHgJC4eY
The whole debate is worth watching. It gives you a better perspective on aid to governments in Africa! If you do watch them, post and let me know your thoughts on the debates! I would love to hear your thoughts!
The boy who is 16 years old from Boona Banna [Lynus] enjoyed the debate and was happy to learn that we were aware of the corruption of their government and how the government treats him and his people. The boy is highly intelligent and a real go getter. Boona Banna is an orphanage of about 7 or 8 kids. Most are older kids in their early teens who have some heart breaking stories.
We sent the rest of our food with Lynus for the Boona Banna kid and called it a night!
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