unplanned

if i were to describe the events of today, i would use the word: unplanned.

we were originally going to go to mnkhupa full primary school today, but because it poured so much yesterday, the dirt roads turned into mud and it was impossible to drive through it. we got stuck multiple times and we all had to get out and push the truck to get it out of the mud.

we ended up turning around and going back to an orphanage that was on the way. we decided on giving them the food that we brought originally for the children, and we figured that this would be the best way to not waste the food. the orphanage that we went to is a home for about 2,000 kids. unbelievable. and we only brought enough food probably for about 500 children tops. we gave out all the food we had in the truck to the headmaster of the orphanage so that he could decide who gets the food.

there exists some degree of duality in giving an orphanage of 2000 kids food enough for 500 people. there isn't a doubt in my mind that we should be giving the food away to these kids, i mean, how could we not? yet at the same time, if only 1/4 of the kids are going to be able to eat what we bring to them, is it wrong to bring the food in the first place and create an uncomfortable atmosphere for the kids to eat?

anyways, as we started to leave the orphanage, we got stuck again. this time it was even worse. the roads are guarded by ditches on both sides all the way down, and the mud made the roads extremely slippery and unfortunately, the butt end of our truck slid into a ditch. oh man, we were there probably for an hour just trying to get the car out. not only that, but it created a huge scene because we were right in between the orphanage and a small village, so both kids and adults came to watch the show. we would ask the adults for help, but they asked for money that we didn't want to give. we eventually had to walk to the village nearby and get bricks to put on the muddy areas of the road.

long story, short, we got out of the ditch and we gave a small amount of money to the village people who helped us. very much unplanned.