A week ago today (Wednesday) I had the opportunity to go up into the mountains to help in building a school. One of our NGO partners CFAI were in charge of the production of the school. The village Buno Buyoka is remote and took an hour of hiking to finally reach our destination.
When we got there, we were instantly greeted my a ton of smiling faces who sang to us for a half an hour. One of these days I will be able to upload the video of them singing. Sadly the internet here in Africa is retarded so that will not be happening at this time.
The people here in Africa love us Muzungos. They love that we are different from them and do whatever they can to make us happy and feel welcomed.
The children love to come up to you and ask, "how are you." in which the response is fine or ok. They love to come and hold your hand and walk with you to your destination.
I have such a great love for them. They are always smiling, and I love being with them.
The children were so strong and willing to be a part of building their school. They would gather large stones and would pile them. I came away covered in mud and dirt. It was worth it.
This experience was amazing.
I like all the pictures! What an awesome experience! I don't think that when I was their age that I would be willing to help build a school, haha. Keep up the good work!
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