lol. i can't believe how many people have asked!!! haha. ok... here the Wikipedia definition for ya'll... :)
The word braai (plural braais) is Afrikaans for "barbecue" or "roast" and is a social custom in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It originated with the Afrikaner people,[1] but has since been adopted by South Africans of many ethnic backgrounds. The word vleis is Afrikaans for "meat".
The word has been adopted by English-speaking South Africans and can be regarded as another word for barbecue, in that it serves as a verb when describing how food is cooked and a noun when describing the cooking equipment, such as a grill.[1] The traditions around a braai can be considerably different from a barbecue, however, even if the method of food preparation is very similar.
SOOOO my dear Canadian friends.... its a BARBECUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) and i'm going to one tonight when i get off work. whoot...
ok.. soooo picking up where we left off. i had my first afternoon shift yesterday (Saturday) at the babies home. it was, to use a phrase i hear a lot here already, brilliant. :) i'm totally in love with the kids and have favorites already but the are all adorable!!!! afternoon shift comes on just as the kids are finishing lunch. We just play with the kids and have snacks and stuff with them. around 330 we start getting them ready for bath time. i've already decided that i LOVE bath time!! its hot yes.. but i love it... .. you get to have individual time with the kids during that time and their little personalities really come out. after bath time we give them supper and WHAT a MESSSSSSS. one of the little ones, Kundi (pronounced koon-die) is a particularly picky little eater and spits out ninety percent of what i put in. so i was covered in noodles last night.!! lol. after dinner we have a major clean up moment and the kids watch a movie to start trying to settle them down. thats about the time i did the dishes... .... LOTS OF DISHES!!! then the littlest baby gets her bottle and i look for ANY chance i can to give it to her. Phundili (not the correct spelling here) is the SWEETEST little 3 month old. and she LOVES her bottle time... lol... i'm in heaven!! haha..... at about 630 we start changing nappies starting with the younger ones and working the way up... so... pretty much LOTS of poop for the nest 30 minutes.. .haha... Then tucking all the kiddies into bed. my favorite moment last night was when i put Bongi to bed and i pushed his crib back into place... or so i thought.. when i came back and found all the lights turned on i realize the crib was away from the wall for a REASON... lol. little monkey.
by the time i got off at 7 i was pretty pooped out. came back to the volunteer area and had dinner and played Ligretto with the dutch sisters. Ligretto is the dutch version of DUTCH BLITZ pretty much... LOL so they taught me how to play and then i taught them the variations of dutch blitz. totally hilarious!! later i watched a movie with another one of the girls, Amy, who is just lovely!!! (haha Amy.. i KNOW your reading this)
This morning i got up and went to Urban Life Church. they have two services one at 8 and one at 10. i went to both because i figured, why not!!! :) it was BRILLIANT!!! so friendly. i met so many people. They had a guest speaker who was awesome, PJ Smyth. Very good preach on building the church and spiritual warfare..... very good.
Now i'm off to work the afternoon shift again. afterwards i'm going to a braai. so it should be a wonderful night!
Love to all.
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Sounds like it is a great experience Gwyn. I can just picture you loving on all those beautifull babies. :) Who stays with the kids at night? Do you have to do night shift too or just morning and afternoon shifts? Hope you ahve a great time Gwyn. We'll be praying for you!
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J (and Si who says you are far far away...more than Riqui... that's far mom, really far. )
Thanks for clearing up the confusion! Sounds like you are right in your element there.
ReplyDeletehahaha good to know what Braai means!Now am hungry! i want one of those lol.You seem to be having lots of fun down there, good stuff Gwyn!
ReplyDeleteSounds like the perfect job for you Gwyn - lots of laughs all around makes the puke more enjoyable! Haha - praying for you & so glad you have found time to update your blog for us.
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Ha ha, what lovely word pictures you paint. I would think that bathing AFTER the messy supper would make more sense, no?
ReplyDeleteHow's the debit card debaucle going? I mentioned it to Mum and she said it might be that your PIN is more than 4 digits, all of Europe only accepts 4 digits...so maybe it's the same thing in Africa as well as other parts of the planet? Perhaps a hint to a successful banking experience?
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