Monday, October 24, 2011: Wonderful Peace Corps Day
Morning- Human Rights presentation at the private high school. The teens got into it and later, they told me they wanted me to give more presentations. I have a suspicion this is because I gave them stickers for participating. Thanks for throwing those in the Halloween package, Joe ;)
-Helped out around the house and hung out with some neighbors and moms in Piere's class. They are a fun group :)
Afternoon- Party at Piere's house! No really, the kindergarten teacher's birthday was that week, so the mothers in Piere's class organized a party for her with all of her students and their mothers at our house. It was an afternoon of food, fun, and of course an hora loca. I have a ton of pictures of this, but they are stuck on my camera that decides to work a little less everyday. As of late, I can take photos and videos, but uploads are impossible. Sigh. It was a really fun and random event. The mothers here work so hard. My host mom, with the help of a few of the other moms, worked all morning cooking, cleaning, decorating, etc. Don't worry, I helped. Because I am so 'tall' here, I get the fun jobs of hanging balloons, ribbons, piñatas, etc. It was a great party with a ton of energy and kindergarten fun. Low point- When some genius gave the 25 kindergartners in attendance whistles. Who invited that guy? High point- Having a dance off with a 6 year old. He won. Those little guys know how to bust it.
-Ran some errands and bumped into the mayor who invited me to go with him and another one of my community partners from the municipality to a sporting event in a neighboring town. I wasn't able to go that week, but getting the invitation was really nice.
Evening- Went for a run while the sun was setting. Desert sunsets will always be gorgeous to me and I don't anticipate ever getting tired of them. It was an awesome run and felt great. Perfect way to end a really good Peace Corps day.
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