Yesterday
afternoon, after the blog was posted, we had an impromptu soccer game with
several of the local children who attend the school. We brought a soccer ball with us and brought
it out to play with six children. We
divided up and had a couple Americans on one team and a couple on the other and
had several Haitian children on each.
Communication with teammates was difficult, but everyone understood
"pass" and "match" to begin or continue the game. We played for at least an hour with our
Haitian friends, enjoying many laughs and many high-fives. Almost everyone on both teams scored (sorry,
Will Corry), including Sara Cotton scoring one of her two goals on Adrian.
The
match was a great experience for everyone involved and a great way to get to
know some of the children. We saw some
of the same kids Tuesday morning and wanted to play more soccer.
On
Tuesday morning, we had the opportunity to observe the kindergarten classes and
participate with the children as they worked on writing.
After
lunch, we finished painting the inside of the clinic that we were instructed to
paint. As it turns out, we were able to
paint more than anticipated. Near the
end of the our painting, several Haitian children came to the clinic to see us
and we wound up playing different games (tag, hand games and other things
children enjoy). Several of the hand
games (patty-cake type games) were the same rhythm and cadence as we enjoy in
the states. The children also tried to
teach us "The Macarena" and were surprised when we knew what they
were doing. Beth taught some of the
children "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" and they laughed so much at her
performance. Several of the youth gave
piggy-back rides to the children and the children in turn gave flowers to a
couple of our girls.
Words
cannot describe the fun and excitement we had today. We look forward to uploading pictures and
videos upon our return home. Until then,
envision our youth playing games with Haitian children!
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