Ah I actually cannot believe I've nearly been away from home for 3 weeks... it's flown by! Am really loving it here. All the 3 monthers are lovely and we all get on so well. Food has been a-mazing since the others went to Kidia... like really good!! Having cake for breakfast, home made burgers and chips for lunch and pancakes and chipatis all the time... oh dear! Tommie says everyone turns in to Hippos... can seriously see this coming true to be honest! Oh well!
This week we finished the beam for the roof which was awesome and started on some brick laying. Think we've all found a new profession as builders now!! Is such hard work cos the bricks are amazingly heavy to carry!! But is wicked cos you get to see like such a quick progress compared to the beam which took 2 weeks to make and use!! Managed to get money out okay now! Am buying lots of goodies, things are gorgeous here. Really really pretty things!! Have bought about 6 bangles... oopsie.
2 weeks until Kilimanjaro now... literally today! Whenever I see it it makes my stomach flips. It's huge! And the photos I've taken don't do it justice. I mean it's huge!! The summit is taller than Everest base camp which is a little scary as people train like mad men to reach that... But saying that; me, Meg, Hayley, Emily and Kat have been doing 1 and a half hour walks in our boots trying to break them in and get fit quick. Glad that I've got another 2 weeks of project work to get a little fitter, never done anything like this at home so think it's the best training I could do!
Out again tonight to a club, hopefully it'll be as good as last weeks. We're off to an orphanage tomorrow as well. Am gonna give the children some of the goodies I brought out cos think they'll appreciate them more than the kids at the school. Really looking forward to it but think it'll upset us all quite a bit. There are babies to 17 year olds there so should be an eye opener.
What else happened this week... lots of people have the dreaded tummy bug but so far, fingers crossed and touch wood I'm okay. One girl, Laura, got tested for malaria cos she's been so ill but thank god she was fine. Think that's all the drama of this week so far. Really am loving it here, ooohhh except all the frigging power cuts... had 4 this week all at night. So you get used to sitting in the dark looking uber sexy with your head torch on... haha! Makes it more fun I suppose... somehow!!
Off to buy some more goodies and trinkets now... glad I can still get my shopping fix out here :] love to all xxxxx
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Hi Soph,
ReplyDeletegood to hear you are enjoying the work - lots of opportunities to make concrete roof beams in Portugal if you like.
Love Dad
hehe, soph the builder "can she fix it?" ...probably not, but she will give it a go!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you are still having fun - cant wait to read about kili - you are making me very jealous, and I want to go travelling again!
Take care skin, Matt xx
Hi Soph
ReplyDeleteLooking forard to seeing some pictures soon. Will send Deet and other goodies out and hope you receive them before Kili. Think you're probably right about giving the children in the Orphanage the presents- hope it's not too upsetting. Glad to hear the building work is going okay, those muscles should be well defined by now. Take care.
All my love.
Mum xxx
Sounds amazing - make sure you have your builders breakfast in the morning, and if you are a true builder you need to pull your trousers down a bit and wolf whistle as people walk pass!
ReplyDeleteYou are making life in england sound very dull - but were off to Glastonbury on Thursday so we may well become hippies as well!!
Love Nathan
Hey soph
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are keeping your shopping and partying lifestyle going- with a little building in your spare time.
Glad you got your money out ok- hopefully you'll have no more problems now.
Keep the Kili training going- if Chris Moyles can do it... Looking forward to the next update,
Bye!!!