My Canadian gift parcels

They both arrived. Both.

Both about 7 - 10 days after they were sent from Canada.

Dec 18 and July 11
Dec 28 and July 19.

Today is August 10.

I was never told.
World Vision never received notice.
You do the math.
. . .

All the food out of the first parcel was completely gone, save for most of the packets of gum, and, surprisingly, the chocolate sprinkles . . . ha ha ha, they took everything, but left the chocolate sprinkles (and by they, I mean the rats or mice).

So whoo hoo, I have choc sprinkles to munch on.
. . .
The second parcel was untouched. Everything still there. Awesome.
. . .

Only now, I have a tonne of sugar to charge through. And a whack of Canadian souvenirs to give away. Not exactly sure how to do this because the villages are 'greedy' for presents. Always asking for them. Makes me not want to give them anything even while I want to give them everything.
. . .
Developing country systems, I've learned, are developing.
i.e. unreliable.
i.e. do it yourself (a recurring theme it seems since WV staff were supposed to receive these parcels and then send them to me. And even today, a WV driver was supposed to take care of it. And then they didn't)
i.e. the internship will be what I make it. I carry the responsibility. And the fall out (positive or negative if there is any).

In this case, I'm glad I took care of things myself. The person that was supposed to have gone today would have blindly paid the $40 USD they were asking me to pay for the destroyed December parcel. I was incensed. I only paid about $15 USD for the two packets combined.

In reality, I shouldn't have paid at all, because even the second parcel was there since July 19 (3 weeks ago), and no one was informed.
. . .

NEwho, they've arrived, I'm glad, although unsure what to do with all of it now.
. . .
I'll just know for next time to go there directly about 10 days after anything is sent, confirmation numbers in hand.
. . .
Unbelievable.
I have to get to work.