So the rainy season is here. Well, it's starting at least. It's been raining quite a bit the last few days. When I asked my host mom this morning whether it was time for me to get out the gumboots (rain boots) I bought this weekend, she just laughed and said "not yet." Things are already getting pretty muddy, so I'm a little nervous about how muddy things will actually get. Jane (past volunteer who moved here) told me yesterday that she fell in the mud last year - except it wasn't actually mud. Umm....yeah, the sewage systems aren't the best here. She proceeded to wash 4 times and dump a bottle of antibacterial gel over herself.
For the most part, however, the arrival of the rainy season is a very good thing. The drought has caused so many problems here - maize scandal, people are still starving, etc. Plus, hopefully food prices will begin to drop! I really hope so, b/c currently Sidai is low on funds, and we need cheap food! :)
Yesterday, after a meeting about putting some of the boys in school (will discuss in another post - good news!), Lucy, Antony, Jane and I met about Sidai and what needed to be done. I never expected to be part of "management" here, but it's great to be so involved. Last week, I even met w/ the househelp to help clarify expectations, etc. At first, I felt a little weird about taking on the position of "boss" with the women. However, as Antony reminded me, I've been at Sidai longer than they have! We're currently doing a lot of work to fix stuff up around Sidai so we can hopefully pass a health inspection and HOPEFULLY get registered as a charity someday. More about all of that later, but at least we're making progress!!
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