This morning, we had cultural presentations by the different
tribes and groups, and speeches and poems about Independence. This is like Flag Day and the Fourth of July meet African
dancing. It was very cool to see the
students getting so into their cultural stuff.
I loved it, and the rest of the staff who showed up really liked it,
too.
After that presentation, I tried to play CTF with the whole
school and it was a pretty epic fail. I
tried to play it where the teams hide the flag, and then go find their flag on
campus. Every member of both teams had
to know where the flag was hidden or it was negative points. However, the kids picked up quickly on the
cheating factor and invaded the other teams’ meetings so they knew where the
flag was hidden. Seneca, anyone??? It
was hilarious though. I’ll try class vs
class CTF on the field next time, with cheering and 7 minute games, etc.
After lunch, all of the kids came back to the Dining Hall
for dancing. I was DJ Miss Mayer. First, we had some groups perform. After that, kids could go and hang out wherever
they wanted. I stayed after the official
performances. Some kids went and took
naps or showers or hung out in the dorms. But about 40 kids stayed in the
dining hall and danced for 2 hours. I DJ’ed.
And I love how the kids are so excited with each song I put on. Everyone was smiling and dancing and laughing
at me and having a blast. It was the free-est I’ve seen these kids since we got
here. And I get to be the fun one!
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