On 19th October, I officially switched from Bap to the Home of Hope project, which provides a structured programme for pre school age children suffering from foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). At first I felt really guilty about leaving the Bap babies (and other volunteers!), but now I know that this is right... There are 6 kids at Home of Hope, ranging in age from just 2 to 5, and they're all gorgeous! Having such a small number of kids that I'm with 8am-2pm, Monday to Friday, means that I really know them all very well and can therefore help them more and build up proper relationships with them.
In the last couple of weeks I've also been given a lot more responsibility and am now teaching the eldest 2 boys on my own 3 days a week, which is a challenge but I feel like I'm needed which is great! I also change all the nappies in the house (4/6 of them are in nappies), and the children and I have fallen in love with each other a lot!
My crazy out of work activities have decreased a bit recently - mainly because of my schedule change and it's easier just to chill after work then do stuff at the weekends, but I'm still enjoying my social life a LOT :). So many fun people and so much to do! The dynamics of the house changed quite drastically last weekend, when lots of people left and lots of people arrived (and I got a bottom bunk, finally :D), but I'm feeling really comfortable with the people around me again now which is good...
Will try to update more often and add pics later when it's working!
