Yup, that's what I did all day today. Literally. School was cancelled for the day and the entire community of Stone Reserve worked together to pick up garbage on the reserve. We were given garbage bags and latex gloves and off we went to pick up the empty chip bags, syrofoam cups, glass pieces, pop cans, plastic bags (partially rotten so they disintegrate into a million pieces when you touch them), rusty car parts, pieces of metal, ... all scattered beside the roads and in people's front yards. By the end of the day my back was sore, my knees hurt, my arms were scratched up from the prickle bushes, and my clothes, face, teeth, ears were covered in dust. But it was worth if. It felt good to be outside in the fresh air and open space. We were able to help out the community and, therefore, bless the people. And, best of all, we got to meet lots of the people from the Stone community and spend some time with them and understand their culture a bit more. We all ate lunch together that some of the ladies had cooked. I love these people - everyone was friendly to us and they seem excited to have two strangers around.
Monday and Tuesday we spent the entire day at the school. I've learned so much already! But it will have to wait for another day because I'm almost falling asleep after a whole day in the fresh air and I need to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning. So... keep checking back!
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