Day #7

Friday

What a HOT day it was in Bo today! Today we woke up around 7:30 and had delicious hard boiled eggs, bread, and bananas for breakfast. Everyone hung around the MTC for the day to get several projects completed while the children were at school. The men worked on a drainage system while the ladies got things done for the party we are having for the children tomorrow. I did however get to use some electric saw sort of thing, and paint!!

For lunch today we had french-fries (YUMMY), popcorn, and some vegetable stew! We all started packing this afternoon because of the fun filled day we have planned for tomorrow. I can’t believe this week has almost come to an end. When the week first began I didn’t think I would one, survive this trip, and two see the end of the week. Once I finally got more comfortable with being here I quickly started enjoying every moment of this trip and unfortunately it started flying by.

Tonight we had some spicy pasta, pineapple and chicken for dinner. After dinner we went to the CRC for VESPERS. It was a short VESPERS tonight because the children had to vote for their new “Children’s Voice” representative. Let me tell you, they take their voting VERY seriously here. You don’t want to mess with those Sierra Leonean people when they are voting. An hour later… we FINALLY had a winner. 

Today ended with a very cool and heavy rain. The men were happy to see that their drainage system was a success. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow, a “Let’s Read Party” for the 175 Child Support Program children from 2-4, followed by a farewell party with the CRC children tomorrow night. There will be a lot of happy children around here tomorrow, a great way to end a fantastic week.