Day 4 -June 19
1:00pm
I fell this morning. I slipped on the dirt. It was okay though. Just a little mud… I should’ve brought a sweater I’m cold… We had beans and rice this morning; I know shocking -_- . I’m getting tired of rice and beans and it’s only the 2nd day in the village.
1:00pm
I fell this morning. I slipped on the dirt. It was okay though. Just a little mud… I should’ve brought a sweater I’m cold… We had beans and rice this morning; I know shocking -_- . I’m getting tired of rice and beans and it’s only the 2nd day in the village.
Our first day, today, of work, went very well though. I shoveled and shoveled and shoveled. I’m getting stronger, I feel it. My body aches so badly. After I shoveled, I pumped water for about two hours. Not straight through but I was working the water pumping station. Some people just aren’t grateful to be here helping and getting dirty. It makes me so angry and upset. If they didn’t want to come on this trip, they didn’t have to apply. Nobody forced them. They just wasted room for someone else. I'm grateful that i am here; experiencing this one in a lifetime chance. But I’m so tired I just want to go to sleep. I miss every one of my family members. I miss my toilet also. You don’t know how grateful you are for everyday, for all you have, because it’s nothing compared to what these people deal with. I can’t imagine my life eating the same thing over and over. I can’t imagine my life living in dirt, sharing a room with 5 different people, or using those latrines.
But the view is beautiful. Just beautiful.
Ileana/Jasmine
But the view is beautiful. Just beautiful.
Ileana/Jasmine
5:08pm
I just ate dinner. It was delicious. I don’t think I liked the rice and beans at lunch, like I did at dinner. That’s because my host mom is a really great cook. I love it here. The kids have finally warmed up to us and they are very bubbly and energetic. We had beans, rice, and eggs for dinner. It was very good. They built our shower today because we didn’t have one before. It felt so GOOD! I don’t care if it was down a hill; it was so refreshing. They took time out of their day to make sure we were comfortable and clean. I was so happy for that shower. Technically water in a bucket, but same thing. I’m so tired. These kids wore me out and the digging did also. I’m glad I have the house I do, the kids I do, and the mom; I love my stay here with them. Although I do miss my two best friends: Julia “cutie” and Khiren.
Jasmine Smyles
I just ate dinner. It was delicious. I don’t think I liked the rice and beans at lunch, like I did at dinner. That’s because my host mom is a really great cook. I love it here. The kids have finally warmed up to us and they are very bubbly and energetic. We had beans, rice, and eggs for dinner. It was very good. They built our shower today because we didn’t have one before. It felt so GOOD! I don’t care if it was down a hill; it was so refreshing. They took time out of their day to make sure we were comfortable and clean. I was so happy for that shower. Technically water in a bucket, but same thing. I’m so tired. These kids wore me out and the digging did also. I’m glad I have the house I do, the kids I do, and the mom; I love my stay here with them. Although I do miss my two best friends: Julia “cutie” and Khiren.
Jasmine Smyles