So last week continued in a hectic fashion, on Wednesday we were frantically usshered out of school as some large men from immigration turned up asking for our passports and permits. I am still not sure if we have the correct paperwork for volunteering as I am definitely in Kenya on a tourism visa, but not sure what this allows!
Thursday saw a third attach from Al-shabab but in the very north-west of the country, close to the Somalian border...worrying...? I think the main concern is that it is just really hard to predict when or if there will be an attack in Mombasa and if so where it will be! Avoid ex-pat or tourism bases is the guidance thus far!
On a brighter note, I had a lovely weekend relaxing in Mombasa. This began on the beach on Friday afternoon and ended on the beach on Sunday! On Saturday me and a friend went into Old town to finish off our souvenir shopping and then to the beach and on sunday we simply beached. I did find tme to visit a baby orphanage on Sunday morning however. This was adorable, there were a range of youngsters, some only a few weeks old, being taken care of by an Australian girl and her Kenyan husband. One of the kids had cerebal palsey and was very slim. He had recently been to the hospital for treatment, and shockinly had been told that his fees would be higher as he was special needs! I also spent a whle holding a few week old baby who had been abandoned after birth in a cardboard box, currently she weighs only 2.5kg. It is sad and upsetting to hear such stories but overall I felt happy that the kids were at least beng well taken care of!
Today was back to school and back to normality. The GVI staff member is having a week off but school ran quite smoothly. I did a bit more first aid than normal as one of my girls has a long-standing wound on her leg which must be treated daily, and a standard 1 boy gauged a chunk out of his foot! I also found a boy in my class with a pussing sore on his leg! Niice!
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