spectacular. Write in journal, chat to Austrian woman who has been here
many times, this time for two months. Gives me some good background on the
goings on here, things to look out for - filming wise.
I spend the day without leaving KM, hanging out with children, playing
fuzzball, joined a classroom and ended up running the class. telling them
where i'm from and about the filming project, showing the camera, then
helping with their English lesson and playing word games - great fun and
fantastic to get them used to the camera so they don't go crazy when I
pull it out. I'm also able to get some great shots from within the
classroom that would have been impossible before. Also sharpening all the
classroom pencils! The children sing songs and do traditional dancing,
especially for me.
The day progresses.. still no water - Sr. Carmella (my favourite) controls
the switch that pumps the water to our rooms. So we use buckets and water
that we bottle for cooking, washing, etc.
In the afternoon, I meet with Sr. Lutguarda to arrange time to do
interview. We have quite a long conversation - about the children, this
project, the work she's doing. Later on, I pull out the maps of our
journey (and search high and low for a pencil) and start marking the route
- complicated.
Chat with two other volunteers, tea, biscuits, then Tim arrive from
Monicas, we make plans for dinner. Taxi to Top View and have a great time
sharing Addis travel stories. Great to have some social interaction. While
quite young, they are great conversationalists. South African Red, steak,
créme caramel - the food here is exceptional. Twice as good as Serenade
and half the price - and with a view.
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