This was my second trip to Runda on the 20th of November and it is amazing how Runda
is such a sophisticated and modernized location and as you drive further you
see an undeveloped almost slum like area. This just demonstrates how even in a
suburb there are always poor and less fortunate people around the corner. As we
went into the area we began sorting out the food as usual and breaking the bread
and bananas. Then we went into the home for the really elderly men and we
served them their food in the trays. It was really sad to see how
miserable they look and the whole room smelled like pee. Despite the scene I was
happy that these elderly people at least had a place to stay during their old
age unlike many people who don’t even have homes. Then we went over to the area
where the elderly women were placed. For some reason they looked younger then
the men and a bit more joyful because they were outside in the sun while the
men were so old and sick that they had to stay inside which was really sad. After serving the food to the
elderly we went back into the shed where the other food was and we waited for the
kids to come by so that we could pass out the food and the candy.
This program from interact even though it
makes me sad seeing all these people getting such little food I’m still always
happy to be a part of something bigger then myself, being able to help the community
and make a child or an adult happy for some time. And every once in a while i come across a child who is beaming, with a smile stretching from ear to ear because of the food they are getting. When this happens i'm always so happy to make someone else happy and i really appreciate the small things in life!
This was my second trip to Runda on the 20th of November and it is amazing how Runda
is such a sophisticated and modernized location and as you drive further you
see an undeveloped almost slum like area. This just demonstrates how even in a
suburb there are always poor and less fortunate people around the corner. As we
went into the area we began sorting out the food as usual and breaking the bread
and bananas. Then we went into the home for the really elderly men and we
served them their food in the trays. It was really sad to see how
miserable they look and the whole room smelled like pee. Despite the scene I was
happy that these elderly people at least had a place to stay during their old
age unlike many people who don’t even have homes. Then we went over to the area
where the elderly women were placed. For some reason they looked younger then
the men and a bit more joyful because they were outside in the sun while the
men were so old and sick that they had to stay inside which was really sad. After serving the food to the
elderly we went back into the shed where the other food was and we waited for the
kids to come by so that we could pass out the food and the candy. 
This program from interact even though it
makes me sad seeing all these people getting such little food I’m still always
happy to be a part of something bigger then myself, being able to help the community
and make a child or an adult happy for some time. And every once in a while i come across a child who is beaming, with a smile stretching from ear to ear because of the food they are getting. When this happens i'm always so happy to make someone else happy and i really appreciate the small things in life!
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