On Monday night we had a nice surprise after dinner - a new volunteer! and she's an aussie! Nicole is really great and since she's the first aussie I've met over here I can finally talk about things (eg Little Britain)without being looked at strangely. However, we have convinced her not to stay at Mama Duta's so sadly she is leaving in a few days, and we will really miss her. The past week has been spent washing the walls (finally finished!) so we can start painting on Monday. On Wednesday morning, Ricci Nicole Qing and I helped out with the food handout (maize, maizeflour, beans, matches, charcoal, rice, salt, clothes etc) at the neighbouring slum, Misri. It was a really good experience as we also got to meet Pat Dickson who we've heard so much
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