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sorry for forgetting to update again everyone.

here's two days worth of posts.

1/10/09

today was our last day at kamwama full primary school. it felt good to finish our first camp at our first school. the kids were so excited today especially because today we gave out AIDS ribbons to the kids. we made it very ceremonial for them, getting them in line, putting the aids ribbon on for them and shaking their hand and taking a picture.

it seems kind of funny that they feel so special about getting a simple AIDS ribbons, but i think its really important that we make it ceremonial because then they really make it a big deal. we tell them that wearing an AIDS ribbon means that they are fully educated in AIDS and that now they will do whatever they can to prevent the spread of HIV.

its so exciting watching them get so happy after getting the ribbon. it makes us feel like we've done something important in their lives.

1/11/09

we went on a hike this sunday morning, and it was by far the hardest hike that i ever did. i went hiking a few times before, but this was legit steep hiking. it really made me realize how out of shape i am. but while we were going up, it began to pour, which is expected because this is the rainy season in malawi, but we all got totally drenched, and it started to get very very slippery with all of the mud. luckily no one got injured and we all had a good time.

after, today some of us decided to go to church with two of the translators. i definitely expected a very traditional style of worship with choirs and powerful speakers, but it was a lot more americanized than i thought, which in a sense, disappointed me because i really wanted to experience a church like that.

tomorrow we start our second camp at Mnkhupa Full Primary school, so hopefully everything will go as well as the first one.


miss everyone at home!
-chris