Today's distribution was half an hour from our hotel. The sun was already blazing in the sky when we arrived.
The school was a much smaller than yesterday and the one-storey pale pink buildings were spread out around a huge reddish brown sandy, grassless field.
The children and parents were gathered in a small narrow auditorium at the beginning. Each day during the welcome exercises it has been delightful to listen to young people deliver a speech in English welcoming us. By 10:30 we had found our photo site. Not in a dark hall this time but out in the barren open play area.There was a bit of shade at the front of the classrooms tto shelter the waiting children. The was now blazing hot and the temperatures were in the mid 40's when we started. Water bottles were constantly being replenished . The water was so hot we could have added a tea bag to it.
We moved quickly to take the photos and get the children out of the sun. More than one child did not look up at Ted for the photo as their eyes were fixated on the bedkit in front of them.Others grabbed our hands and repeatedly said thank you in English.
One child had tears rolling down her cheeks. 603 children filed patiently through the process today. 603 little voices said carefully in their only words of English THANK YOU. IT was worth every bit of sun a,sweat and heat to see them so happy.
I'm rushing this as the hydro keeps going off.
Team Sri Lanka 2011
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