One day last week we had real treat. Fresh coconuts!! ?? There are a couple of trees on the orphanage compound and at the school.
Eugene who works at the school cut our coconuts down. He was also responsible for cutting the tops off them for the juice and then cutting the coconuts in half for us to carve out the fruit. Eugene must be very good at his job, after all he cut all those coconuts with a machete and he still has all his fingers!!
The kids/locals drink the juice straight from the coconut. The foreigners/me used a straw.
The children are always so appreciative of anything and everything extra or special that is done for them. They are patient waiting their turn as usually the youngest gets the treat first and then the others in chronological order. I was dying, hoping they didn’t run out before they got to me.
We had a few left over so those got taken to Papa Luckner’s house to share with his family. Everyone shares in this area and nothing is wasted…. Good lessons for sure.
Stay tuned.
Keif
