And Now, the Emergency.

At the end of my last trip in the spring, Nasa moved in with a new foster family in the city, so she could continue to go to school. Sadly, she didn’t manage to stay in school or integrate into her new family. The happenings and changes Nasa went through within a month were intense, would have been for everyone, and Nasa is not well equipped when it comes to mastering life’s challenges.

Apparently, it all started with her saving her bus money. She rode to school in the morning all right, but in order to safe some money she changed buses on her way home, every time the conductor asked her for a ticket. She wanted to keep her bus money to buy chewing gum. The regular bus ride takes an hour, but with her method, it took her four to five hours. While hanging out at various bus stops, she ran into an old friend and started to hang out with her. That was the beginning of the end of Nasa’s school career.

The situation escalated and Nasa stayed out overnight repeatedly. One morning she returned bloody and severely beaten, which finally prompted her foster family to call Ayurra. He brought her to the care center for medical treatment and desperate to find a new home for Nasa, with less temptation, he called Byambaa, who agreed to take her in.

This development saddens me, but honestly, living with Byambaa is the best solution I can think off. Byambaa and Byaraa, the saviors of all our children!

Apparently Nasa was raging for the first week, but they hang in and sat it out. Now she is doing fine. She is getting close to Bymabaa’s wife Byaraa, who’s an extremely patient teacher. It makes me happy that Nasa finally has a woman in her life who treats her well and warmly and is willing to take the time to teach her some life skills.