This was the last day of summer camp. The summer camp staff is returning home this weekend, so we can move into our permanent housing. Although we have been in training at the school and not directly involved with the summer camp program, we have still been able to experience some of the camp excitement:
-Our final small group Spanish class! Glenda brought us some great nachos and Pepsi. We discovered our secret pals- haha! We also played some good ole mountain music for Glenda... "Big Rock Candy Mountain..." Sean played guitar. Greg played his water bottle. Colleen and I sang. Trying to upload video, but doesn't seem to be working. It was hilarious, great fun :-)
-I walk into the main office to a child screaming- "MY FOOT HUUUURTS!" I look down to find a stream of blood dripping from the bottom of his shoe. The office lady is trying to pull his shoe off to find a dripping red sponge of a sock. The counselor is holding the boy's handing trying to calm him down, while I run to get one of our trainers. I come back to find a pool of blood on the floor, the office lady trying to stop the blood with toilet paper, no gloves. I assumed my position in the doorway, with a rather queazy stomach, shewing away curious children. The boy had stepped on a nice big rusty nail. His father came to get him. We have no clinic, no nurse, and a very lacking regard for safety.
-Montuka Sound System (band) came to play for the students with perfect summer camp attendance. Singing, dancing, the kids loved it and we did, too! VERY EXCITING- The drummer said he can get me a banjo, as long as I promise to play for the kids in his music program!!!!!!! Keep your fingers crossed :-) 3 of our volunteers play the guitar and one of our Honduran friends plays drums. We're gonna have some fuuuun!!
-We were in the middle of training. I had just presented to the staff on the counselor's role (school-wide Pre-K through 9th for me), resources, emergency procedures, handling uncomfy situations, and positive communication strategies. My teammates, then presented on the resource role (upper grades 6-9 for me)... WHEN A HUGE STORM CAME OUT OF NOWHERE and flat out ended the presentation altogether! Arrrrrg, wish you could see these videos! We were getting soaked through the windows in the classroom, river running through the grass below, trees blowing, posters flying, rain turning to hail, and nothing for us to do, but stand on the balcony and watch! We couldn't hear anything else with all this coming down on the tin roof- haahhahhah! COOOOOOOL :-))) Needless to say, it was a muddy walk home.
