Our first morning in the village began with a scrumptious breakfast prepared by our caring host families. We then assembled up at the base house and individually described our first nights through a rousing game of charades! We also created and introduced the acronym of MONDAY. Motivate, Observe, No holding back, Demonstrate, Accomplish, and Yes to opportunity. This served to remind all of us what it is we are here for, and to dispel any nervous or doubtful feelings. And so began our work at the elementary school.
The sun was intense, but so was our drive to achieve, so whether that meant transporting bricks, painting walls, or just amusing the young students, we were ready for action. The students welcomed us with waving arms and wide smiles. After a few hours of hard but rewarding work we came together for a snack and discussion. We then split up to join our host families for lunch and rest.
Later,we arrived at the base house for journal time, games, reflection, and a dance lesson! It is truly envigorating to be able to communicate with this community through expression and emotion when our Marathi vocabulary fails us (which it often does). At the end of the day, with full hearts and stomachs, we laid down for a well-deserved night of sleep, filled with dreams of day two.
Good wishes to all reading,
Katie and Alice
1 comments:
This is so amazing to read, I am practically speechless! Best wishes to everyone!
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