They LOVED taking pictures of themselves. I don’t think they had ever seen an iPod before. It was amazing how quick they figured out how to work it and then see their pics. I like still don’t know how to do half the stuff it can do… but they got a total kick out of seeing themselves, it was so fun to watch their amazement!! 

I am the only one smiling. Ha!  #modelfaces 

Socks + sandals? It’s the new thing.  #fashionistas  #watchoutvogue

Some of my new favorite people 🙂

These boats collect sand from the bottom of the lagoon and sell it to make concrete. This is crazy. Humans swim to the bottom with A BUCKET and scoop sand, swim up, dump in boat and back down again. OMG. Of course my first question is how does the boat not sink whilst collecting sand?! It will. Eventually. That’s why these boats are everywhere! This is a pic of a sand boat full. See how low it is to the water? There’s like an inch break from the water to the rim of the boat… It is known courtesy to slow your boat to no wake when passing sand boats.

Sand boats pre sand. Big difference!

It was a 45 minute boat ride of intriguing scenery. Beautiful greenery mixed amongst shacks and also nice houses being built. The water remained less than desirable. I prayed the whole time the boat would not capsize..I would clearly die of at least 13 diseases. You cant see it very well in the pictures, but this water was more green than blue and had a lot of garbage in it (the garbage wasn’t just at the shore it was throughout the entire waterway). 

*side note: this lagoon is NOT the water I get my fresh fish from! 

An identical boat that had all our donations in it! That’s how much stuff we brought to them! 

And I got my flippy floppies! We clearly had a totally sick ride out to the school. #baller  Patience is another virtue I’ve learned here that I did not possess before I came here. Everything here, and I mean EVERYthing, is on ‘Nigerian Time’. Literally, it’s a thing. When someone tells you a time, don’t you dare count on that time being accurate. Our boat was supposed to arrive at 9:15am, it showed up at 10:35am. When I need anything fixed and/or serviced in the house (it’s so annoying, I’m not allowed to even change a light bulb!) I have to call the WCC and there’s a crew that does all that stuff. #nationalemploymentobligations  They come when they come. I have no say in it. And unless Elizabeth is at my house, I have to be home. Waiting. Grrrrrrrrrrr! Ok, I’m getting side tracked, back to Beach School adventure…

On Tuesday, Pam, myself and a group of women from the AWC (American Womens Club) took a trip out to the Beach school. What a remarkable experience it was! This group of women visit the school once a month to play with kids, read to them, etc. but this time we brought Christmas! This is the result of the Kitchen Shower I went to last month. We came with TONS of kitchen supplies and food. Lady, (the matron/founder of the school) cried with joy. Which made us all cry! Doing this and seeing the result of what the sponsors have done for these teachers and children have given me a genuine awareness of what it is to truly GIVE. These people have no idea what they have given ME.