i'm back in ngong now. the kids were so excited yesterday afternoon when i walked in the door, which was great. i almost got knocked over by the hugs.
today has been a little draining. instead of spending the whole day at the orphanage, rachel and i decided to leave in the afternoon for a few hours since the other teacher is doing a swahili lesson. when we left at 1:30, however, the director's son still had not come back with the firewood, which means the kids had not had lunch yet. walking back to the homestay, we saw a few of the older kids walking back from town with firewood. it's really sad. these kids have been forced to grow up so quickly. we have 8-12 yr olds in our class, and not a one was complaining that they were hungry. it's so different from home.
other than that, things are good but i'm definitely craving some normalcy. handwashing my clothes in buckets in the yard, spitting in the toilet after brushing my teeth b/c there is no sink and having a scratchy throat due to the cats is kind of taking a toll today. all in all, i'm really glad i'm here and excited abt the rest of my time here. today has just been a little rough. i'm sure tomorrow will be better.
i'll check in later.
(sorry for the all lower case - the shift button is in a different place on this keyboard.)
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