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the two week mark!Thursday, October 26, 2006it's been two weeks since rob and i stepped foot on our first plane and travelled accross two continents to get here to the beautiful city of mwanza. somehow, it feels both as though we have been here much longer, yet for no time at all. this week, we finally met the yoghurt mamas who form the heart of our project here. they are all fabulous, vibrant, unbelievely strong women who immediately welcomed us into their project wholeheartedly and without hesitation. it was interesting to visit the kitchen where the yoghurt is made and distributed, as we quickly came to see that this place is more than merely somewhere to get food. like many of the stores and cafes here in mwanza, it is a social hub with the yoghurt mamas in the centre, where people come in for nutrients of both the physical and social variety. even with our (slightly less, but still) limited swahili, the atmosphere alone was enough to leave us grinning. aside from spending time getting to know the yoghurt mamas, we have also been volunteering at an orphanage for street children, FONELISCO. i don't think that there is any better way to feel more comfortable in a new culture than to play with kids; they are living proof that, regardless of how far people are seperated by land or sea or language or beliefs, we are all fundamentally the same. i mean, who doesnt like to play football or enjoy dipping their toes in the lake or laugh till they cry when they're tickled? it was a stroke of pure luck that we got invovled with this organization, and we intend to stay invovled as much as possible! so that's (in short) what we've been up to over the past little while. more stories and pictures coming soon! |