"Today was a great day of work at Royal Seed, they are very nice to me, and we all work hard feeding the kids, bathing, playing, and doing all sorts of things we would do in a big house with a huge family, much bigger than mine in Brazil :)
Today they told me that it is a Ghana tradition that only the mother can carry her own baby on her back, or somebody from the family, many volunteers don't get to do it, and Naomi - the director - came to me to say that they think I'm part of their family and that is why I get to carry the babies on my back too, only then I realized that nobody else does it. It makes me happy that I'm close to them.
I don't know if I told you, but little Francis, the boy from the twins, walked his first steps last week with me!!! Can you imagine how happy I was? I came outside and wanted to show everybody that he could walk 2 steps!!! He is doing great, we practice everyday and by the time I leave I hope that he will be walking everywhere by himself :)
Also, there is a baby called Junior, they said at the police station that he is 7 months old, Naomi thinks he is 9, but I think that he is 12 months old already. Since the first time I saw him, he never smiled, he was always crying and can't really stand up by himself yet. I'm pretty sure he has some sort of special needs, but even though I could try to figure out with some psychology tests, it is too early to diagnose. Well, I've been trying to spend some more time with him lately, and today for the first time he was laughing :) it made my day! It is funny how jealous he is with me, if the other kids try to play with me when I'm holding him or when they touch my legs he cries so much... haha, I'll find a way to deal with that. But I'm happy with his progress."
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Church
"It was really nice to go to church with the kids today. It is so different, they amaze me with their customs and passion worshiping God. We were squeezed in a small bus for more than 2 hours because the church was in Accra, and the kids were singing the whole time :)
"The service was a little too long, about 4 hours, and we all got very tired. I helped more with the babies, holding and walking around when they cried, feeding them, etc. I couldn't really understand the sermon and songs because it was in their language but some of the girls translated a little for me.
Everybody was nice to me there, they gave me water and food and wanted me to dance with them... haha, I did! They love singing and dancing, they actually dance a lot! It was intense and very interesting. I filmed and took pictures to show you.
Yesterday at Akosombo Dam was very good too. The dam is huge and very important to Ghana, maybe the most important thing for the entire country. I have lots of pictures, but I didn't find anything about Ron Sullivan, but they talked a lot about the World Bank and how Americans helped them financially.
Happy Easter to everybody!!! have some good food and chocolate :)
I'll be working at Royal Seed for one more week at least, I really like it there :)"
"The service was a little too long, about 4 hours, and we all got very tired. I helped more with the babies, holding and walking around when they cried, feeding them, etc. I couldn't really understand the sermon and songs because it was in their language but some of the girls translated a little for me.
Everybody was nice to me there, they gave me water and food and wanted me to dance with them... haha, I did! They love singing and dancing, they actually dance a lot! It was intense and very interesting. I filmed and took pictures to show you.
Yesterday at Akosombo Dam was very good too. The dam is huge and very important to Ghana, maybe the most important thing for the entire country. I have lots of pictures, but I didn't find anything about Ron Sullivan, but they talked a lot about the World Bank and how Americans helped them financially.
Happy Easter to everybody!!! have some good food and chocolate :)
I'll be working at Royal Seed for one more week at least, I really like it there :)"
Friday, April 22, 2011
Cooking
"It's for Grant... because I was wearing his college shirt that your mom gave me in one of the pictures and I though how he would cook with this huge spoon and pans.It is at Royal Seed orphanage, cooking food for 130 kids. I just help sometimes, but the ladies who really prepare it are very skilled and strong."
Treating Open Sores at Royal Seed OrphanageTeaching Outside
"Today I went to the a village to teach again, its called Bentum, the one in the picture (but this pic was taken long time ago :)). It was really nice, I got to clean and treat their wounds and talk with them, and as always, we can see how happy they are for having someone to care for them.
Today even some grownups came to ask for help, but besides cleaning their cuts, the only thing I could give them was some Aleve (Ibuprofen) that I had in my bag. It was touching how humbled they are and how thankful too. Many of them have joint pains, in their knees and hips, I advised them to see a doctor... well, sometimes I wish I was a nurse too!!
Before going to the village I worked at Royal Seed. I had a great time caring for the babies as always, but I also got to play with the older ones today, and you should see how much fun we had when they were teaching me how to play their "hand games" and songs... I loved it and I think that all the people watching us were having fun too, they were laughing as much as we were, haha
Today even some grownups came to ask for help, but besides cleaning their cuts, the only thing I could give them was some Aleve (Ibuprofen) that I had in my bag. It was touching how humbled they are and how thankful too. Many of them have joint pains, in their knees and hips, I advised them to see a doctor... well, sometimes I wish I was a nurse too!!
Before going to the village I worked at Royal Seed. I had a great time caring for the babies as always, but I also got to play with the older ones today, and you should see how much fun we had when they were teaching me how to play their "hand games" and songs... I loved it and I think that all the people watching us were having fun too, they were laughing as much as we were, haha
I also helped them pumping water from the well for a few hours, it was a great exercise, my arms are a little sore. They carry water to help the neighbor with his construction across the street.
It is all good here. The days go by fast and I'm always learning something different and enjoying every moment with these kids here. :) I've been eating a lot of rice this week, its even funny. I ate rice for lunch and dinner since Sunday and I'm sure I'll have it tomorrow again :) but its pretty good!! I'm sleeping my normal now, so I go to bed later and wake up early, do a little exercise whenever I can and read before breakfast. Besides the bible I'm also reading one book you dad gave me called "The Power of Purpose".
It is all good here. The days go by fast and I'm always learning something different and enjoying every moment with these kids here. :) I've been eating a lot of rice this week, its even funny. I ate rice for lunch and dinner since Sunday and I'm sure I'll have it tomorrow again :) but its pretty good!! I'm sleeping my normal now, so I go to bed later and wake up early, do a little exercise whenever I can and read before breakfast. Besides the bible I'm also reading one book you dad gave me called "The Power of Purpose".
The mornings are always nice :) At night I write my journal, read some more, or hang out with the other volunteers sometimes. We are now 3 volunteers in the house, Amanda from Wisconsin, Bryan from Pennsylvania, and I. But they will both leave soon and I'll still be here. We all work in different places.
On Saturday I'll go to Akosombo Dam, and I'm very excited, its a short trip and I'll come back on the same day. It is the last trip around here before I go home :)"
On Saturday I'll go to Akosombo Dam, and I'm very excited, its a short trip and I'll come back on the same day. It is the last trip around here before I go home :)"
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