During our trip to the city, we split our weekend between the derby party with Peace Corps friends and the Fathers at our Catholic mission. We lost one of our priests in a car accident last month, so we wanted to reach out emotionally to the other two fathers still grappling with the emotional tragedy. They have supported us so much during our service that it was nice to return the gesture. Plus they invited us to stay at the mission, which is always a treat since we get our own room with a shower and toilet and actual running water, and eat delicious meals together. As Peace Corps Volunteers we're used to roughing it and sleeping on cement floors and going without bathing when water is in short supply, so when we are pampered from time to time it feels extra special. Temperatures in the usually sweltering Zambesi valley have descended into the tolerable range for the winter months; so the fathers insisted we take two blankets; we only used a sheet.
No comments:
Post a Comment