This week we have had a very long week,
most days we’ve had to go into work at 7am as some of the young ones in Casa 5
have been ill so the Tias have been taking many trips to and from the hospital
all week. This also meant we haven’t had
our usual 2 hour nap time break most days (which has really caught up with me
now it’s the weekend!). It really does show how much hard work goes into being
a Tia in the Aldea, they are such hard workers, especially when babies wake you
up at 1:30am and you don’t get any sleep and have to deal with cheeky children
for the rest of the day too! To treat ourselves after a long week we bought a
toilet seat, which has made us feel very happy however I feel I deserve another
treat after the amount of effort and ‘ews’ it took to put it on the toilet.
Even
we can’t manage a nap in Casa 5, if you try it becomes ATTACK OF THE
CHILDREN!!!
Despite work we have also been able to
spend more time in the aldea, many more of the other children have been
speaking to us, despite us being very confused on what they’re saying!
On Thursday evening we attended a fiesta
which turned out to be a baby shower of one of the workers in the Aldea. It was
actually pretty funny, we rushed to get ready for 8pm (when it began) however
hardly anyone turned up until 9ish, typical Peruvian Manana Manana attitude
right there! All the staff played games, including 3 pairs racing to feed the
other a pot of baby food,
and a race to put a nappy on a doll and get it
dressed the quickest too!
We thought we had got away with not having to take
part in such humiliating but hilarious activities until Luis and Ronan were
called up for a game and we were picked to play too! Hannah and I had to put
our nappy training into good use and raced to put a nappy on them both. It
involved many many many fits of laughter but everyone was really encouraging of
us taking part-it’s lovely to feel so welcomed.
Also this week we have said our goodbyes to
one of our children, Luana and her two older brothers have been adopted and
left for their new home! It wasn’t long until a new little one arrived though;
meet Já, once he stopped crying and realised he was in a safe place now where
he can play with toys and be loved dearly I snapped a few pictures of him! So
far all I can say is he’s 1 year old and loves his food; he will eat his dinner
even quicker than Ariel (which is incredibly impressive!).
In our free time this week we also decided
to go do further exploring in Piura. After spending some time in the local park
the other day we returned to see what was going on there today. There were
stalls selling items and food, with entertainment from dancers, which were very
impressive. Hannah and I would love to be able to do some traditional dancing
whilst in Peru, despite having two left feet! At the park there is a skate
park, I felt like I was 13 again, spending my time at the local skate park with
Hannah Beech watching everyone do their impressive tricks.
As we
couldn’t tell what meat was being cooked we went elsewhere for lunch!
To practise our Spanish we decided a trip
to the cinema would be a good idea too, we saw ‘Vacaciones’ which was
hilarious, despite not understand what they were saying, I really recommend
seeing it for those who love a good comedy!
Our Giant Popcorn!
Here are some other pictures from our
Sabado exploring and an exclusive mototaxi ride in Piura….
LOOK HOW TALL I AM HERE!!!
A Church in Piura
