Volunteering in Ghana - Day 8

Day 8


August 11th. My Birthday, Which as everybody knows is you can do what ever you want and get away with it day. Except maybe today. Instead of getting lots of free drinks and gifts, I was treated to being a human trampoline by the orphans.

I mentioned before that it was impossible to tell the days apart, but that's not strictly true. You know it's a new day if smells of musky piss are reaching new levels than were previously known to you or mankind. Now I could sit in a festival portaloo all day without gagging. My tolerance has reached new heights. Whether this is something to be proud of or to brag about I'm still not sure.

Generally after dinner the kids are sent for a afternoon nap, which without fail comes with complaints and crying fits (They still think it's Oscar season but frankly I have seen better acting in a cheap porno). I may be speaking with hindsight here but I would bloody love it if every time I had dinner I was sent for a nap. These orphans don't know how lucky they have it. Seriously, I think that every self respecting restaurant should come with a nap corner facility for diner's to lay their heads down after feasting.

In school today, Cat brought letters written from her students in England and our class wrote replies to them which turned out to be pretty difficult because some of the local kids must have gotten in the classroom at night and taken lots of papers and pens. Adolph, who I thought would bust a cap or at least swing a cane or something, didn't have my back. I think he's annoyed that I haven't been on a walk for a while.

At dinner we had some Thai curry, it was great to have a break from the rice and stew. We have pretty much lived as vegetarians the entire time. It's not too bad actually. After dinner there was balloons and streamers and the kids and volunteers sang happy birthday to me which was lovely and then they sing "How old are you now?" to which I had to sing a reply. It was a good day but crashed out early as school and urnination duty is really taking its toll.