The village where we are building the school is about a half hour drive away from our hotel. The road to the village is surprisingly well paved, but within the village it was more like a roller coaster ride down muddy puddles. Much like our other experiences here, we attracted many curious eye of villagers and commuters along the way. We drove pass the site of the school that looked like it was briefly cleared prior to our arrival, it is barely recognizable from what we seen in the pictures. The kids in the village are delirious to see so many visitors of so many different colours (like a bag of M&Ms). They waste no time to cozy up to us and they are always ready to pose for the cameras. We went into the chief’s house and were seated in the living room for our final design consultation with the village chief and the elders. It was a long and intense meeting in a small space that seemed warmer with every breath we take. The women and the children casuals hangs around the yard, occasionally peak into the living room with curiosity. There are chickens and kittens running around in the yard, the whole picture reminds me much of my childhood growing up in the countryside of Taiwan. Couple hours went by before the chief and our group leaders finally shook hand in agreement of the design. We headed for the site just a couple minutes away behind the chief’s house, it was a piece of land about 30 meters x 30 meters with a beautiful breeze coming from the northeast. The beautiful surrounding, the incredible hospitality, and the very warm and lovely people paint an entirely new impression of Africa that goes much beyond my expectations…oh by the way, the guy in the last picture has been missing since Wednesday! (PARENTS PLEASE DON’T PANIC!)
No comments:
Post a Comment