Day 7 - Tuesday 8th August

Work work work work work!


After waking up from a beautiful meal last night by the chef, Senor Woolworths, we were excited for our first day of activities. Steph and Milan headed off to the community centre, Georgie and Tahlia went to the crèche, Tim and Ben were at the men’s shed and Clay, Teresa and Chloe went to the spirituality centre.
At the men’s shed, Tim and Ben began work on candle holders that Sister Liz had asked to be made. After much drilling, sanding and cutting, the holders were really beginning to take shape and would be completed the following day.
Tahlia and Georgie spent this morning at the crèche (a child care centre) where they got to hang out with a few toddlers from the community. Again, Tahlia’s maternal instincts came into play and she was naturally drawn to the kids.
That afternoon we attended another mass. However this one was different from the others as it was a home mass to bless one of the new houses in the community. The lady who owned the house was super sweet and very excited to have us there. The home mass was an experience like no other, as it put a much more personal twist on the ceremony making it much more sentimental for all.
For the rest of the evening we took the footy down to the local oval to burn some energy. We were all amazed by the contrasting ground to what we are used to, with the red dirt in place of the typical grassed ground. Soon after a few kicks, Chloe learnt that her true talent wasn’t AFL, although she sure gave her best crack.
Some brumbies were spotted not far from the edge of the oval, with Tahlia, Clay and Steph adventuring after them to see if they could get within arm’s reach . But to their own instinct, they trotted off as soon as they felt we were venturing too close.
Back at home, several more rounds of competitive Uno were played as we chatted about our day and shared the good, the bad and the ugly of the day.
Goodnight to everyone back home.

Here’s another question for you all; who is the patron saint of Australia?




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