Bubuman and Bubumeri

Trip Start Feb 06, 2008
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Saturday, April 5, 2008

The logistics of moving around will be an interesting challenge over the next few months.  Everyone seems very concerned about the white bubuman and and bubumeri, more respect for our age than anything else.  We have enjoyed another stay at the lodge and it is good to catch up on all the news of other vols.  There have been a few changes.  Emma is a trainer from Harbourne hall on a short stay doing work for the HIV programme.  It is good to talk to somebody from home.

It is raining here and has been raining all night so we are cool.  It is a bit like July at home and all the Europeans are out and about while PNG people stay at home.  Our meeting yesterday resulted in a plan but how the plan will be carried out is another matter.  We return to Bogia tomorrow if we have transport otherwise we will have to stay another night in the lodge. All in all routine is not one of the key words here, but we have a place to stay wherever we are so we have to rely on the people with the contacts tomove us around when needed. The travelling is interesting as well with the coast road tarmac ending at our school, and surfaces not reliable(although not as bad as Zambia. We expect to do some to and fro stuff in the next few months as we see all the sec schools and then spend time with the feeder primaries...we are not dealing with little kids here as the age in a primary can be 20 as kids get back to school after the schools fees ran out for a while...there is a faith in education as a need to have so that should be an interesting imperative....an interesting life...
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