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Published: October 28th 2009
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It’s fascinating to see how hype spreads like wildfire through this village. It started with the sound of big trucks in the distance and weeks of anticipation awaiting the arrival of two forty-foot containers filled with donations coming from the states. As the truck came into view with kids jumping up and down, singing and dancing, the spectacle erupted into 70 kids chasing after the enormous flatbed towing these two massive containers, the rest of the way in through the gates of the village. Throw in the excited smiles and giggles of about 30 staff members and all the volunteers crowded around taking pictures and videos of all the hoopla and you can imagine quite a scene. A week later and we are still sorting through and unpacking the boxes, with kids peering through the windows, in awe and wonder. As soon as we opened the boxes filled with Halloween costumes, the kids went wild. Even the ones who are new here, and have never celebrated Halloween before, they may think it strange to see us volunteers trying on wigs and horse heads, but they clearly sense that something riveting is soon to happen. All that they talk about is, ‘When can I choose my costume? When can I go to the container?’ As soon as the older ones found out that we are planning a haunted house, they went crazy with excitement! I’ll be sure to post some pics and let you know how it all turns out!
On a more frightening note, I got out of my cold shower the other day and grabbed my towel from the hook to dry off and warm up, and a rat fell into the shower with me! My scream brought the mamas running, and I was out of there so fast I didn’t see what they did with it, but they found more humor in the situation than I was comfortable with. I’ve now caught about five spiders the size of my hand, which I’m getting better at dealing with, but rats, I can’t go there. Anyway, all else is good. The kids are an endless source of entertainment and exasperation, and my days fly by one after the next. I have already been peed on twice today and I’m about to jump right back in, as soon as nap time is over. My evenings have been filled sharing stories of our daily adventures over wine and lantern light with the other volunteers. This makes the days all the more rewarding.
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ewwwwwwww, i couldn't even deal with the spiders! you're so brave.