Too many things to say, to little time.
So, over the last week since I blogged, I´ve got to know the kids, tias and Chloe, my partner, a lot better. This weekend I´ll be uploading some photos that we´ve taken, and I can´t wait to show you guys where I´m living and working. It´s really quite a good deal if I´m honest. I went on a cheeky cleaning spree last night after hand washing all my clothes, I don´t know what came over me. I didn´t realise I was such a little domestic goddess. Our bathroom is now spick and span, the floors are all clean - I even cleaned the loo and made a solution for the leak using my pen knife and an empty water bottle. At that moment I felt like Bear Grylls would have been proud haha! Chloe just stared at me like wtf is this bitch doing, she crazyyyy. I wouldn´t even let her clean anything! The annoying thing about clothes here as well though, is even things you would normally wear 2 or 3 times, like jeans (jumpers not so much) get smelly after one wear because of the heat, sweat and dust. Which means I´ve done my third lot of washing over the last few weeks. I quite enjoy it though. It makes me feel all independent hah!
The timetable we got was decent, although we have to be in Casa 5, for breakfast by 7.30, which means showering in the COLD water, with the equally chilly morning air surrounding us. I lasted a solid 5 minutes in there this morning before having to get out. We stay in with the little babbas in casa 5 on tuesday and thursdays all day, and the other days we stay until lunch, then have a lunch break (which i´m on now) then go off to casa 4 (the young girls and a few older ones - who all have nits. I got warned about this after the first visit, so the nit comb is coming out tonight, yay!) and casa 2 (the young boys who are rather too cheeky!). We´ve been charged with doing English lessons with them, but they´re already doing their actual homework from SCHOOL haha! Oh well. It´ll be fun next time, I´m sure. Me and Chloe alternate, her going to Casa 4 twice, and me to Casa 2 twice. The boys make me laugh even if they do try and look up my skirt (shorts are always worn) and steal a cheeky grope in the guise of a hug. SERIOUSLY, THEY´RE LIKE 8+... whatttt? Weird!
So the mildly offendedness of the tia who cooks has carried on. They think that I just don´t like meat, which is true, it grosses me out ridiculously, but also more on a moral basis. So I ended up just being like LOOK, my dad´s a buddhist yeah, so I don´t eat meat. They understood it in terms of that, but still. I´m still living on rice and bread, and I have been looking forward to the weekend and getting my hands on some veggies all week. I´m so sick of rice and it´s only our second week. I´m probs going to be starved by the end of this. On that note as well, I´m definitely putting on weight at the minute, what with the only food being carbs really. I think the kids from Casa 5 are on an especially carb intensive diet as well, to help them put on weight because a lot of them came here under nourished. They keep a real eye on their weight, and Emiliano is especially worrying. He eats his food, but slowly. He´s three though, and the size of maybe a 1 1/2, 2 year old. He also doesn´t talk much, and when he does, he speaks like a two year old, barely intelligible. He doesn´t seem to be putting much weight on. On the plus side, he´s in the process of being adopted. His new parents seem really nice. He´ll be their only child too, which means he´ll get all the attention (which he´ll love haha!).
I am also craving exercise. All I do is walk from my casa to casa 5, to casa 4 or 2, and in the evening across the road and back. I was hoping to be able to run SOMEWHERE, but I do not relish the idea of running around los Algorobbos (or more or less spelt like that haha), and even the NAME sounds dodgy. I also don´t want to run around the compound particularly because I would defo just get stared at the whole time. I´m going to come back from my gap year helping orphans fat. Oh the irony!
Everyone here is so lovely, I´m enjoying my time so much. Seņor Angel and his wife Seņora Luz, the directors, are both so kind. They said in our meeting about our timetable ´we´re your mum and dad and the rest of the staff are your aunts and uncles whilst your here.´ And I know that it´s really all true, they all constantly worry about me and Chloe´s safety when leaving the Aldea, it´s so sweet.
Me and Chlo are getting on really well too, she´s come out of her shell so much, and is actually the funniest person! PT matched us up well there. She´s also RIDICULOUSLY well prepared, like literally has EVERYTHING we could ever need, even the things I said I would get hahah, which I did by the way... I can´t imagine doing this without her, we´re already getting on so well, and share those secret little friend raised eye brows or facial expressions that only the other person knows what they mean haha.
Anyway... better get back to the Aldea and have a shower and change, it´s my turn with the boys casa today. It´s so hot, I can´t wait to put on some trousers... :(
Big loveeeeee xxxxxxx
The timetable we got was decent, although we have to be in Casa 5, for breakfast by 7.30, which means showering in the COLD water, with the equally chilly morning air surrounding us. I lasted a solid 5 minutes in there this morning before having to get out. We stay in with the little babbas in casa 5 on tuesday and thursdays all day, and the other days we stay until lunch, then have a lunch break (which i´m on now) then go off to casa 4 (the young girls and a few older ones - who all have nits. I got warned about this after the first visit, so the nit comb is coming out tonight, yay!) and casa 2 (the young boys who are rather too cheeky!). We´ve been charged with doing English lessons with them, but they´re already doing their actual homework from SCHOOL haha! Oh well. It´ll be fun next time, I´m sure. Me and Chloe alternate, her going to Casa 4 twice, and me to Casa 2 twice. The boys make me laugh even if they do try and look up my skirt (shorts are always worn) and steal a cheeky grope in the guise of a hug. SERIOUSLY, THEY´RE LIKE 8+... whatttt? Weird!
So the mildly offendedness of the tia who cooks has carried on. They think that I just don´t like meat, which is true, it grosses me out ridiculously, but also more on a moral basis. So I ended up just being like LOOK, my dad´s a buddhist yeah, so I don´t eat meat. They understood it in terms of that, but still. I´m still living on rice and bread, and I have been looking forward to the weekend and getting my hands on some veggies all week. I´m so sick of rice and it´s only our second week. I´m probs going to be starved by the end of this. On that note as well, I´m definitely putting on weight at the minute, what with the only food being carbs really. I think the kids from Casa 5 are on an especially carb intensive diet as well, to help them put on weight because a lot of them came here under nourished. They keep a real eye on their weight, and Emiliano is especially worrying. He eats his food, but slowly. He´s three though, and the size of maybe a 1 1/2, 2 year old. He also doesn´t talk much, and when he does, he speaks like a two year old, barely intelligible. He doesn´t seem to be putting much weight on. On the plus side, he´s in the process of being adopted. His new parents seem really nice. He´ll be their only child too, which means he´ll get all the attention (which he´ll love haha!).
I am also craving exercise. All I do is walk from my casa to casa 5, to casa 4 or 2, and in the evening across the road and back. I was hoping to be able to run SOMEWHERE, but I do not relish the idea of running around los Algorobbos (or more or less spelt like that haha), and even the NAME sounds dodgy. I also don´t want to run around the compound particularly because I would defo just get stared at the whole time. I´m going to come back from my gap year helping orphans fat. Oh the irony!
Everyone here is so lovely, I´m enjoying my time so much. Seņor Angel and his wife Seņora Luz, the directors, are both so kind. They said in our meeting about our timetable ´we´re your mum and dad and the rest of the staff are your aunts and uncles whilst your here.´ And I know that it´s really all true, they all constantly worry about me and Chloe´s safety when leaving the Aldea, it´s so sweet.
Me and Chlo are getting on really well too, she´s come out of her shell so much, and is actually the funniest person! PT matched us up well there. She´s also RIDICULOUSLY well prepared, like literally has EVERYTHING we could ever need, even the things I said I would get hahah, which I did by the way... I can´t imagine doing this without her, we´re already getting on so well, and share those secret little friend raised eye brows or facial expressions that only the other person knows what they mean haha.
Anyway... better get back to the Aldea and have a shower and change, it´s my turn with the boys casa today. It´s so hot, I can´t wait to put on some trousers... :(
Big loveeeeee xxxxxxx
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Posted on 07 Sep 2012 by Lana
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