We had a wonderful breakfast in the dining room, and hit the road at 7:30. At the ARC base, two of the ladies met the ARC ladies and accompanied them for ESL classes with ladies in their homes. At the same time, three of the men went to the “Tea House” where the ARC men give ESL classes to men’s groups.
Meanwhile, the rest of our crew went back to Kim at Conexxions (where we’d been Saturday night) and helped her clean a room, sort clothes, and rake and bag leaves. Kim also regaled us with stories from her childhood in Vietnam before the end of the war.
We found lunch and shopping in Karmel Mall, a complex of four stories of Somalian shops and then we headed back to our hosts at the Altona Hutterite Colony. They gave us a tour of their compound where we met various people in their houses and places of work.
They served us a feast of rice and curry, and ended with a special treat of delectable homemade ice cream. After visiting around the tables, we sang together for an hour. As we sang, more community members came to join the circle. It was a great way to end the day!
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