Toms.

We had our Christmas party today. And it was lekker lekker! We played games for young kids, pass the parcel, and games for older kids, ninja. We also did a massive secret santa which was a bit of a hassle because there are so many volunteers here a lot of people picked someone they didn't know! So most of the presents were just general gifts but because Sarah is here, the person who had me asked her what I liked, so I got a bar of chocolate, some donuts and a 2l bottle of coke that was decorated with swirly patterns and it said: “Cornwall is the best” on the side!

We also got a present from the Home. Now, this is going to seem like it's going off on a tangent, but bare with me. In England a year or two ago, there were a brand of shoes that became really popular really quickly. Toms. I think the whole 'thing' that made people buy them, was that they had a 'one for one' scheme that meant for every pair of Toms bought, another pair would be donated to a poverty stricken child in a 3^rd world country who can't afford shoes. All the volunteers here, have as of 19.00 today, become one of those children that get donated shoes!

I should explain before anyone gets all angry that 1^st world teenagers got the shoes: The home that I'm volunteering in got a massive donation of Toms for the kids. The 3^rd world kids that can't afford shoes. But the home I'm volunteering in also gets a lot of donations including shoes. Also, the Toms came in a range of sizes with enough shoes to fit every child, unfortunately, although they gave a pair of shoes for each child, they gave too many shoes in higher sizes so there becomes not enough shoes for all the children. Because all the kids would fight if only some of them got nice new pumps (any parent of more than one child I'm sure will agree that if you give one kid something, all the other kids want the same or better) they've had to not give the Toms to the kids, only if kids need school shoes, they might get a pair. I think it's hilarious that the western teens get some of the shoes!

So I guess what I'm saying is:

Thanks for the shoes guys!