I just love getting emails from Maritza. Here is a portion of an email update that I received today.
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| stamps from Guinea Bissau |
I just came from Quebo, I actually went all the way to a village called CABOXANGUE. The road was absolutely terrible. It is not
totally dry and it was hard to get by. We drove near the entrance
to Djati but couldn't go in.
The boys from the village are clearing the road, cutting all of the grass that grew as high as six feet or more and all of the the trees that quickly grew during the winter months. The road will be opened next weekend.
The boys from the village are clearing the road, cutting all of the grass that grew as high as six feet or more and all of the the trees that quickly grew during the winter months. The road will be opened next weekend.
Spoke with Raquel and Freddy and the idea of the
plastic buckets and large plastic containers was good along with getting
the men machetes. Freddy has a friend in Guinea Conakry, one country over,
and things are not too expensive there, we are going to price everything to
see how much it will cost.
As far as getting a tailor to sew some shorts for
the boys, it can be done with a tailor in Quebo it will be less expensive there. Here in Bissau
we get '' city'' prices. I will price material and Raquel will price the
tailor, Ill let you know.
As far as the two school rooms, the goal will be to
have them done by the time your team comes in. It will be a day of inauguration
and celebration!
Freddy spoke about working hard to have the two
school rooms finished by the time you arrive.
Sounds like so much fun.
Sounds like so much fun.
I will ask Raquel or Freddy's son Lucas to document the progress and the building of the school rooms in order to keep everyone informed.
Tomorrow I will take some pictures of the plastic containers and the machetes at the market.
It will be a great gift for them. In January we can get some candy, lollipops and little things to make small bags with candy that you can give to everyone. All will want a small candy bag (adults and children).
Oh, and If you bring balloons you could add them to the
packages...bring a balloon pump, otherwise our lips will fall off :)
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I can hardly wait!
2 comments:
I can hardly wait for you to get there! It will be so exciting to see the progress from such a dream wish expressed just this year! Perhaps balloons are not such a good idea? Wouldn't paper banners or even fabric banners be better? If they are going to make the fabric bags, then they can also make some other kinds of festive decorations. I will research for you. :)
Maritza said the children LOVE ballooons :) She just wants us to bring a pump. It's for the littel ones to play with.
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