Chaos

Geschter ass de Wecker um 6:30 Auer gang. All Mensch wa zur Zeit am Combi an mir hun den Dieter an d´Jean-Mari an d´Schoul gefeiert. Nodeems mer d Teachers an 2 Kanner fun Happy-Valley am Auto haaten, soot d´Marloes ob emol : „It feels so strange, i think something is wrong with the car…“ an ob der nexter Kreizung ass de Motor ausgang an mir sin lues ob d Seit fun der Stroos gerullt. Mad de Kanner an der Mall hun mir probeiert den Auto duech Drecken erem unzekreien, leider vergeblech. Gott sei Dank ass en Xhosa-Typ, deen d Marloes kennt, stoen bliwen an huet firgeschloen, Petrole sichen ze fueren. Als Merci krut en en Hug fum Marloes an mir konnte wieder fueren fi d Stasie-Kanner an dun Plakkerskamp-Kanner anzesammelen.

Den Moien wa bessi caotesch verlaaf well den Johannwen,en kleng Jong fun 3 Joer, nodemms en fun der Rutch gefall ass, en Lach am Kenn haat. Obwuel seng Wonn ultra-deif wa, huet en keng Minn verzunn. D´Marloes an d´Frutzi sin mat him Heem gefuer, fir seng Krankekeeskärtchen ze sichen. Et wa eng ganz Erfähr se ze fannen well mir hun missen an engem friemen Haus sichen an mir sin eis bessi komech firkomm all Schaf opzemaan.. Nodeems dun d Boma fum Jong eis helefen komm ass sin mir d Mam ob d Arbescht siche gang an sin op Happy Valley an Klink gefuer. Do krute mir gesoot si geifen hei Bitzen, mir sollen ob Robertson fueren, well d Ambulanz grad fort wär an di next reich an 5 Stonnen keim. Mir hun dun decideiert bei en privaten Dokter ze goen well et zu Robertson och ze laang dauert. D´Creche huet d Käschten iwerholl. Di aaner sin an där Zeit an den Creche bliwen an hunn probeiert sech em all di Kanner ze kemmeren, well d Teachers net an hieren Klasse waren an sech futteiert hunn (si hun Kaffi gedronk an d Volentaire schaffe geloos). Erreicht wie d´Marloes rem do wa sin se mei serieux ginn an  d Joelle ass fun Klass zu Klass gereest an huet flott Lidder mat hinne geübt an gedanzt.(Si hun all gut matgema, an kennen och elo soen : Ech sin ech, ech sin ech, an wien bass du. ) Mir haaten dunn 45 Minuten Mettespaus an hun dono mat deenen grouse Kanner UNO gespillt wärend d Frutzi fun de Meedercher afrikanesch Tretze gema krut. Fir Heem hun mir den Johweel mat an d Duerf geholl, heen huet missen Elektriziteit kaafe goen. (Daat fonktionneiert hei esou wie eng Pre-paid-Kaart)

Noodems ma eis Owensiessen bei d Marlieta sichen waren, Zopp doheem opgekacht an daat selwergemaachte Brou geschnidden haaten gouf et ze iessen. D´Famille huet net matgiess an mir waren just enner Meedercher. ( Marloes, Lisa, Joelle, Cassandre, Lena, Anne an ech ) D´Marloes huet eis dono Videoen, die hat am Laaf fun senger Zeit hei an Afrika gema huet, gewisen an um 11 Auer sin mir all mitt an d Bett gefall – dofir schreiwen mir mat engem Daach Verspeidung…

Yesterday we had to wake up at 6:30 a.m. to be ready at 7:15 a.m. This time nobody was late. After picking up the teachers and two of the kids from Happy Valley, Marloes suddenly said: „It feels so strange, I think something is wrong with the car…“, and a few seconds later the car stopped in the middle of the road! NO FUEL LEFT! A Xhosa speaking guy stopped and offered to drive to the next petrol station to get some fuel.

After this unexpected stop we carried on with our daily pick-up service.

Eventually, we arrived late at school at a.m.

A little boy fell down the slide and injured himself on the chin. Marloes and Frutzi had to drive him to the doctor. At the same time the other volunteers had some trouble looking after the kids because the teachers were not really active. Only when Marloes came back, they started to work properly. Joelle prepared nice Luxembourgish songs and a dance, which she taught every class. The kids participated and are now able to say: “I am I, and who are you” in Luxembourgish.

We had a 45-minutes-break before going back to the project to play games with the older kids. Some girls plaited Frutzi’s hair in the African style.

In the evening we ate homemade soup and self-made bread from Marieta. Afterwards Marloes showed us some videos from Bonnie People project and we went to bed at 11 p.m. We were too tired to write the blog, that’s why we did it today.