Friendly Neighbors

Because we have been in the local newspaper several times now, people are starting to recognize us. And that leads to nice conversations. Some people greet us briefly, but others come over for a chat. They find it an interesting project and want to know more about it.
We were also approached by people who want to work with us or help out.

For example, we went to a café nearby. It's like the living room of the village. Even before we could enter, we were approached by a man who kept bees. He wants to help and gave us a jar of honey. Once inside, Maaike was handed a phone against her head. The owner of the phone said, "Talk." It was his niece who is married to a Dutchman. She follows our project and wants to come visit sometime.

We handed out some flyers, and people looked at our project on their phones. The bartender was very friendly, and we could see her thinking. We played a card game, and one of the men joined us. It was very cozy. When the bar was closing, the bartender came over to us. She said that if we need to work in the village, she would like to help by watching the little ones.

It's great that so many people are enthusiastic. The goal of our project, to inspire people, is working :)

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