Lovely morning yet again but sadly, it did rain later. Didn't last that long which was nice.
Went to work and worked on more posters for next weeks theme. They are definitely really sweet sports themed posters. Got to meet the commander of the base today. Such a nice guy and really excited that we're there. He gave us each a coupon for a free meal at one of the restaurants on base. We went to lunch and used our coupons at a grilled sub place. Then we shopped a little and I got some postcards. Hope to send some off next week. We also got pounds for our trips this weekend. We're all getting super pumped! As we walked back from lunch, it started to sprinkle but we made it back before it started really raining.
During the afternoon, we got to meet the children. They are truly amazing! 144 of them split into 3 rooms ranging ages 5-12. It is so much fun. We did a lot of observing today to see how the program runs and see how the teachers work. I sat in the younger classroom first and LOVED them! My group leader said I would probably be placed there which is exciting. When I walked in the door, the kids were so excited. They had remembered Camp A from last year. They were talking to us and making us pictures during the first 5 minutes. It was really reassuring and helped us feel like we would belong.
We then went to a ceremony with the kids for their Shining Stars program, which is where the kids get awards for good behavior. We then switched rooms and I got to see some of the older kids. One boy was so cute! He wanted me to play a game with him so he made up a game with the Connect Four pieces where we had to be the first to hit the other persons piece. We played this for a good 20 minutes. He never got bored! We just kept laughing the whole time. He was hilarious. Then I went with him to the gym and he wanted to kick a soccer ball around. It was lovely fun. :)
After the gym I walked back and forth between rooms to meet other kids. One had me sit at the "salon" and get my hair cut and curled. It was quite fun. I also got to dress up as a police women and patrol the room with a little boy to make sure everything was safe. How could I not smile and have fun at this place?! It's extraordinary!
In another classroom, I was forced to make lots of fireworks on a piece of paper for a little girl. I had started coloring and she wanted my picture so I said I'd give it to her when I was done. Well she wanted me to keep adding more and more so the whole page was full. And if I started talking to another counselor or kid, she would say, "Pay attention! Stay on task." Cute, but a little pushy. But she liked the picture which is all that matters. :)
The counselors and I had finished our observing hours and had an hour or so left so we started putting up a bulletin board before we left. It's gonna have our bios on it and information for parents about our program. After that we left and drove back to the dorms. We decided to make a community dinner and had spaghetti. It was really good and we felt like a little family at the table. We talked and hung out for while. It was nice to get to know each other a little more. We then had a Skype meeting with our Program Director which was pretty short and then started planning our trip to Cambridge tomorrow. It was definitely difficult. Couldn't figure out bus schedules and pick up places. We eventually had to call the bus station which helped a lot.
After all that was figured out, we put in Peter Pan and relaxed before bed. Now heading off to bed since we have an early morning tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be able to take some pictures, if I don't forget my camera this time. :)
Cheerio! :)
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