Today was a day that was solely focused around the kids. A lot of them did not have school today, so just like last Friday I played with them almost all day. It was incredibly hot today, but I pushed through it and kept drinking water. It still is hard to believe that a lot of these kids do not have parents because they are some of the happiest individuals I have ever been around. They are truly all amazing children, all 43 of them. I will miss them all dearly and it will definitely be weird not hearing cheerful noises from young children when I get back to my routine in Atlanta.
Since the caregivers had a lot of the kids home today they still had to do laundry and other tasks. They asked us to keep the kids occupied while they did that. We did math problems with them and I helped a lot of the kids on how to do them. Like I have said before school work is very difficult for a lot of these children. Several of them continued to struggle even with these simple math problems. After a few hours of doing problems I played with the kids outside. Then we took a much needed lunch break. After that it was time to get back to playing with the kids. Again, I continued to get better at basketball with some more games. I played some soccer with the kids and just relaxed with them as well. It is nice to just be able to have laid back moments like these. During the week they are on tight schedules because they have to do homework. But, these days are my favorite because everyone is so relaxed. It makes the energy around Liberty incredible, and is not making me feel good that I have to leave in just three days. However, I am ready to get back to the comforts of home but not ready to leave the children. These are bonds that I will cherish forever and hopefully I will come back here to visit and volunteer.
Overall, today was another wonderful day. I am looking forward to more quality time spent with the kids. I also should probably start to pack considering I have not even touched my unpacked suitcase in twelve days! So, a little bit of packing will be done tomorrow as well. I can't wait to spend time with these phenomenal kids these last few days at Liberty Children's home!
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