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| Toni and Janet ready for the beach |
Toni, who has worked in both the fields of hospitality and horticulture, is spending three months with our family and has travelled all the way from Australia.
Toni writes:
I come from the land down under , the children call me Aunty Toni. I am writing this on my fourth day here and my sixth day in Watamu.
Volunteers get the week end
off, which is great. I will be here for 12 weeks in total so I should get to
know this place and the people very well.
The first day I arrived, the teachers and volunteers took
the younger children on a short
nature walk, close to the Happy House, all holding hand and helping each other.
At lunch that day and every day they all sit down quietly, say their prayers,
and then eat. And then it’s lala (sleep
time), for the younger ones. Its quite amazing how they lie on their tummies and
are sleeping in no time.
The next day was a big trip to the beautiful Watamu beach. We all had a hoot! Many kids climbing all over me at once was a bit like a beauty treatment - sand body scrub, what more could you want?
On the walk back to Happy House we dropped into Giriama residence to show the children their two tortoises. We have a refreshing soda. Can you imagine around 50 children sitting quietly waiting for their drinks, it`s incredible how well behaved they are.
How can you not love them?
Everyone ,
once in their life, should have this experience -it opens your world and your heart.
