Yes, I realize that every country has a fourth of July, but well, Happy Independence Day! We had a nice braai* with Louis and Erika (the founders of Beam) at their beautiful house. They cooked up sausages, baked potatoes underneath the fire and made a delicious soup. We dined al fresco as, I suppose, the Africans do.
On the illness front, as of right now (as far as I know) 11/17 of us have gotten sick. Isaac's been sick twice, as with some of the McCullough boys. It's tiring.
I did not go to Beam last Friday because I was caring for Isaac and Brian. I mentioned to Charlie that he may not be able to go because he wouldn't have a parent with him, and he was so very sad. Thankfully, Jeanine agreed to take him under her wing. Later, when Brian was feeling better, I dropped him off at Beam so he could work on some more computer stuff. Charlie had a great time and I was so excited he was able to go. Since about half of our team was sick, we didn't have the same presence that we had on earlier days. But, wouldn't you know it, that particular day, there weren't a lot of kids.
Our Accommodations
The place we are staying is, well, NOT the height of luxury. In fact, many of our luxuries are absent. As soon as some of us realized this wasn't a Holiday Inn -- it's a lot like camping -- our transition became smoother.
Part of me realizes that our accommodations are appropriate for our work. Just about all our luxuries have been stripped away, yet we still have more than the kids at Beam. Here, we have beds, blankets, electricity, and the ability to attain what we lack, ie: food, medicine, heaters...
So, we maynot have heat (without our heater that we bought!), we may not have exceptional indoor plumbing (including hot water on demand), it may not be a sterile place to share, we may not be eating what we're used to eating... it's still better than what those kids have. Much better.
*look it up
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