So I am now at the halfway point! It’s been 3 months since I left London, and I have 3 months left! It feels kinda strange. I do feel like so much has happened since I left. I’ve seen so much and experienced so much! It feels like a lot longer than 3 months! But also, I’m really not ready to start thinking about going back! Back to reality, getting a job, and getting back into the swing of things. 3 months is still quite a while though I guess!
The area we’re in here is such a nice, quiet, relaxing environment. We’re surrounded by green, and can see mountains in the distance! It’s beautiful! When we have had to go to the local shops or restaurant, we have been able to take the bikes out. They have a few bikes here for the girls, but we are free to use them while the girls are at school and my shortness makes them the perfect size for me! It was so weird the 1st time! I hadn’t ridden a bike in so long, probably not since I was 15/16 but they do say you never forget how to ride a bike which proved to be true! It brought back some memories though, I felt like I was 15 again! And with the roads being so quiet here, with the mountains in the distance, it felt pretty amazing!
Last week was pretty busy, we had a group of around 20 visiting students from a school in Australia who came for a few days, so we had to prepare activities for them to do with the girls. We have the same again this coming week with a different school.
I feel like I’m enjoying it here more and more every day as I get to know the girls more. They are so great! Some are just super sweet, others are loud, funny, and even sarcastic! And then there are some who are very quiet and it takes a while before they start talking to you. One of these is a girl called Ann. For the 1st couple of weeks I was here, she didn’t really say anything to me but she has become more chatty the last few days. We seem to have bonded over sharing the same name! And she asked me a few days ago if I can be her older sister! Sooo cute! I’m glad I’m here for a while, because it does seem to take a few weeks just to get to know the girls and for them to get to know you. These days, some of the girls will come to me for a hug, or the younger ones will want to sit on my knee or want me to give them a piggy back but it has taken a few weeks to get to that stage. Here are a few pictures of some of the girls. The 2nd and 3rd picture are of the girls singing an ‘Australian’ song to some of the visiting students from Australia!
