Yesterday was really fun. At placement we went on home visits, and visited four different homes. Back at the office I updated client profiles. I couldn’t really eat lunch even though I was starving because looking at and smelling the food made me nauseous. I haven’t had one normal bowl movement since arriving at CCS.
After lunch I had my individual feedback session with Folgence and Mama Teo and I expressed my concerns about the program and especially the allocations of the program fee. In the afternoon we split up into two groups. One group went to a lecture on Women’s Empowerment at WEES and the other went to the Tulanie Orphanage to play with the kids. I went to the orphanage and had a really great time. We got in a circle and sang some children’s songs in both Swahili and English. The kids really loved us and I was happy to finally feel connected to clients and useful. Two girls especially liked me, a 10 year old and a 14 year old, Rose. They both made me cards. Rose’s card said we were sisters and that she loved me and would I please come back before I go home. I hope we can go back to volunteer there another afternoon.
I had trouble eating dinner again, and afterwards Mama Teo talked to us as a group about how CCS spends our money, because I guess it came up a lot in feedback. I’m glad she addressed it, but I’m still not totally satisfied by her answers. At 8 Mike, the sisters, Edward and I went out to Glacier, a garden bar for some beers. We realized Mike’s camera can take like 15 shots in quick secession, so we had fun with that for a while. I tired buying chicken fingers at the bar but I still couldn’t eat. I wouldn’t exactly call what I got chicken fingers, though. After Glacier we went to Kool Bar, and Courtney said it looked like it belongs on the Jersey shore. We danced to some Reagae music and it was a lot of fun.
Now we are driving to our first stop on a day trip to a Chagga village and then a waterfall where we can go swimming. We were told to pack torches and swimming costumes.
After lunch I had my individual feedback session with Folgence and Mama Teo and I expressed my concerns about the program and especially the allocations of the program fee. In the afternoon we split up into two groups. One group went to a lecture on Women’s Empowerment at WEES and the other went to the Tulanie Orphanage to play with the kids. I went to the orphanage and had a really great time. We got in a circle and sang some children’s songs in both Swahili and English. The kids really loved us and I was happy to finally feel connected to clients and useful. Two girls especially liked me, a 10 year old and a 14 year old, Rose. They both made me cards. Rose’s card said we were sisters and that she loved me and would I please come back before I go home. I hope we can go back to volunteer there another afternoon.
I had trouble eating dinner again, and afterwards Mama Teo talked to us as a group about how CCS spends our money, because I guess it came up a lot in feedback. I’m glad she addressed it, but I’m still not totally satisfied by her answers. At 8 Mike, the sisters, Edward and I went out to Glacier, a garden bar for some beers. We realized Mike’s camera can take like 15 shots in quick secession, so we had fun with that for a while. I tired buying chicken fingers at the bar but I still couldn’t eat. I wouldn’t exactly call what I got chicken fingers, though. After Glacier we went to Kool Bar, and Courtney said it looked like it belongs on the Jersey shore. We danced to some Reagae music and it was a lot of fun.
Now we are driving to our first stop on a day trip to a Chagga village and then a waterfall where we can go swimming. We were told to pack torches and swimming costumes.
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