In the last 24hrs Team Utah has managed to rebound from what was a really bad beginning of the week. We struggled to get members of the community to show up for meetings and just got blown off entirely for some. It's frustrating because you are trying to understand the best way to go about things through cultural norms; like the fact that everyone runs on Africa time-at least 30 mins late for anything. Global Development is a slow process to begin with and I think we all know that I am not a patient person, it's just one of the many things I am learning this summer.
As of yesterday meetings started going better, our host sisters came home from their grandmothers and they are completely comfortable with us now so they asked all sorts of questions and I helped Melbourne read a book and write her numbers out to 100. It's so nice to have some noise in the house again.
Dear Dad,
I do my own laundry! I actually did it this morning and almost rubbed my hands raw in the process. It's actually kind of suprising how clean you can get things.
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I am glad to read that you are doing your laundry. Do you make your own bed? Is your sleeping area there as messy as your bedroom at home?
ReplyDeleteToday is Nelson Mandela's bithday...make sure you stop by and wish him a happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteOne more thing...Barack is on his way to South Africa. It would be rude of you, if you don't stop by and say hello.
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