josh collet's 8th day
Tue 25th October - 6.09pm by Josh Collet
after a good nights sleep i was ready for my 8th day :) as usual the first thing we did was go to the school. And guess what i got as soon as i got there........ a throbing headache and a monsterous stomach ache :( unfortunatly this meant i couldent do any teaching and could hardly interact with the kids as it made me very very dizzy :( but im soo glad i managed to recover a bit just to see the house of one of the students. Sirus took us to his home in the nearby slums. His house was no bigger than an averaged sized bathroom. Living there was about six people: Sirus, his uncle (who kindly took sirus in after both of Sirus's parents had died when he was only at the age of four) and 4 other siblings. It was the best experiance of the trip by far, It left me shakey and soo guilty of the way i dont apprecaite the space and facsilities of my house or even neighbourhood. However Sirus explained how his neighbourhood were soo close as friends and it made me realise how they may not have as much money, fascilities and health as us back in England but there freindship and co-operation is outstanding. Nothing more to say about the day as im still heart broken by the sights of today... but i would not miss it for the world xx
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Comment by Olivia Lee
Josh. You will not believe the amount im missing you! - the stuff you guys write on your blogs about what you've been doing, is just amazing! when you get back, im looking forward to hearing about it all, but so far it looks like you're having an incredible, memorable experience. Stay safe lovely and make the most of your time out there. love you lots!xx
Comment by Sue Holmes
I'm sorry you're still not feeling brilliant. Make sure to keep drinking water to flush the bugs out. The sight of so much poverty must be awful and it makes you appreciate what luxurious lives we all live. It makes us stop and think when we're moaning about things. I'm glad that you are enjoying the experience though and looking forward to hearing all your news. Love from Auntie Sue X