Monday 11 July 2011

Day 3-Geese are the enemies!

Today started with a late rise, as it was our first full day in Takeo and we were all exhausted from the trip and not prepared to wake up at 6.

We were served breakfast at 8am, with the most delicious bread rolls, and for most of us we got to experience the sensation of the fruit rambutan for the very first time along with eggs and bananas.

We then set of to the markets, making a stop at the bank to exchange our money into reel, to get there some of us traveled by tuk tuk and the more adventurous of us rode on the push bikes, most of which got lost on the way and we had to send for a search.
 We then finally got to the markets where i for one saw more bananas than I've ever seen in my life. We first stopped for a refreshment at Lynne's favorite coffee shop. We all went in separate groups and wondered round, and in the mean time Ms Noak was buying more wierd and wonderful fruit for us to try, which most of us all ended up loving.

After lunch we went back to the orphanage with the laptops for the children, we spent half of the afternoon teaching them how to use them, from turning them on to making slide shows on power point, by this point we were all ready to play with the children. Many of us went to play volley ball with the boys,  despite our hardest efforts...we lost, and as a result had to do 50 push ups whilst the other team cheered in victory. After the game most of us went on  the jungle gym, which included a ball pit, where everyone had their share of ball attacks and being buried alive in balls.

Towards the end of our time at the orphanage today, many of us faced  the terror of the geese! I for one was calmly walking over to the others when three geese turned to me, one opened its mouth, stuck its neck out and charged at me! It began to flap its wings whilst chasing me as i ran for cover. As we left a few of us along with the encouragement of the children faced the geese and courageously scared them away.

When we came back to our shelter we met other volunteers that were working at the orphanage as well, and they shared our company for dinner.

Tomorrow we are all off to visit another temple, this time by boat!

1 comment:

  1. Great work guys - enjoy! ... And make sure you look after Davey G. For us.

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