Journey to Pakkred: This weeks activities

Eating some weird Thai dessert

Last weekend it was just me in the house Friday night and Saturday. On Friday night I attempted to find my way to the home group, and of course, got lost! It was POURING rain and dark so it was hard to see what house I was trying to find. I ended up walking into 2 different peoples' houses before I found the right one. And in one of them I had to speak to someone who was sitting in the room I'd just walked into (they don't lock their front doors there). So that was awkward. But I persevered and ended up soaking wet but had a nice evening getting to know some more people from church.

How we get around here

On Saturday morning I did jobs around the house, getting the volunteers (who arrived this weekend) beds made up for them and doing some shopping. I went to see Madagascar 3 in the afternoon with a friend and his daughter. It was so funny! It comes out in the UK in October, so you'll all have to wait til then. So a big group of volunteers arrived at Sirin House on Saturday evening and another volunteer. After church on Sunday there was a TexMex pot-luck lunch which was really good. Lauren, I had GOOD refried beans (none of this tinned stuff :) ). A few of us then went to a little island on the river which has a market. So we cycled along to the ferry and had a wander around the market. Then went for a painful Thai massage at a school for the blind.

My friend and her boyfriend have arrived now and it's lovely to have them here again! And they are both settling into work too.

So we were in the adventure room yesterday afternoon again, with a different group of children. We have a new boy who arrived to CCD daycare on Monday so he came along, and seems to be settling in well to the routine of the daycentre. Some of them can find it really quite difficult. And today we went to harrow this afternoon and again had fun running around. Unfortunately one of the boys I work with hasn't been well the last couple of days (he's now in hospital) so he missed out on the trip to harrow today and is going to miss a big exciting trip tomorrow which is such a shame!

What a poser he is!

Yeah, so tomorrow I am going with CCD staff and children to 'Dreamworld' which is a theme park place, a bit like lego land except without the lego! I'm looking after one little boy for the day, which will be hard work but good fun. The new volunteers have been told they can't come (they're too new) which is a realy shame as it means we can't take as many children. So I think there will only be a couple of other volunteers but they will have different aged children. So I will probably spend most of the day with the staff. And going into work for 7.40!!