Today was our fifth day here and it was a pretty regular
day. We started off the day with a good breakfast that consisted of eggs,
fruit, and lightly toasted bread that could be covered in either butter, peanut
butter, or Nutella. Then when we got down into the courtyard we played with
some of the kids, and they “married” us, it was really funny and cute. Then we went
into the church and sang our songs and eventually split up into our groups. Liv
had the younger kids, ages 3-6 and Cooper had ages 11 and 12 years old. Of course
with these kids, they are so crazy that it doesn’t matter what ages you have,
it is going to be a challenge. Our favorite part of the camp is the games
section. Playing sports with the kids is a great way to bond with them, even with the language
barrier. Anyway, after being a group leader for the little kids, we ate lunch. Both
of us only get rice and beans for lunch because we don’t like the meat that
comes with it. The food is so good though, Cooper had 2 servings! In the
afternoon, the older kids came. Both of us were pretty scared going into this
afternoon because we had to be group leaders by ourselves. But, we sang our
songs, and got into our groups, Liv had a group of girls ages 14-16, and Cooper
had a group of boys ages 13-18. After the first station, we both realized it
wasn’t nearly as awkward and hard as we thought it was going to be, and
actually turned out to be a really fun experience. Later on in the day, a group
of men came with souvenirs for us to look at and buy/bargain. That’s where we
are right now, but we plan on playing handball later, which is our favorite
game to play with everyone in our free time. We have to say that so far, this
has been the best experience for both of us and we have had the best time even though
we are away from our parents and home.
-Liv Lanagan and Cooper Norman
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