We went back to the slum this afternoon with Natalie and Fred so that he could show her around. As we were walking we noticed that some parts felt very empty and soon realised that it was because some of the houses had been destroyed by the rain. Whilst we were trapped inside by the torrential rain, the people in the slum were trapped outside.Recognising the faces of some of the children playing in the dumpsite made it hit home to us that the children we teach at school really do live in these conditions.
In the evening all the volunteers went out for a meal. We were the only Mzungu's in the restaurant and so when Nat and Grace went to choose their cake all eyes were focused on them. Of course Fred was 30 minutes late both taking us to the restaurant and picking us up, and we even specified Mzungu time to him!
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