Today started out pretty rough. All of these kids are really making me miss my family so I will definitely be excited to spend as much time with them as possible when I get home. I know you all are probably thinking, "how is this girl going to survive in college next year if she can't be without her family for four days?!" Yeah, whatever this is different. In college I will be very distracted. We started out the day with the usual. That is saying that we will wake up for aerobics at 4:45 AM but never actually do. But actually we woke up at around 6:00 AM and got ready for the normal 12 hour day. Then we went and helped set up breakfast. The meals are becoming incredibly repetitive. That is another thing I am thankful for... variety in my meals. Which is basically sushi, sushi, and more sushi. Then we walked them to the school bus stop. This is a moment I will never forget. We thought the kids were going to be late to the school bus so we were sprinting to the bus stop. Between the basketball playing and the running with the kids I think I will be coming to ATL in better shape than ever, at least lets hope so. Running with the kids to the bus stop, laughing, holding their hands, and the beautiful Belizean sunshine and winds on our faces was definitely a moment I won't forget.
After it was time for the kids to go to school we went and helped out at the preschool. Today was different because I basically got to teach today. We did the daily routine with counting from 1-50, singing the ABCs, and calling out colors. I led all of this and not going to lie I felt pretty cool. Then I read them a bunch of stories. After being at the preschool for a few hours we helped out with the laundry. They do not have a drier, so all of the clothes are hung on clothes hangers. I helped the caregiver hang all of the clothes. Then we got lunch with one of the awesome security guards (the very athletic one who teaches aerobics every morning). After that we went back to the preschool and taught the kids. Then the kids came home from school and we played with them for hours. They do not have school tomorrow so the energy was much more laid back because they weren't frantically trying to do their homework. One little boy told me he loved me and it was the cutest thing ever. He said "Miss Devyn, I really love you." They have to call us "Miss" as a sign of respect. That statement that he told me validated why I am here and why I am doing this. I really am starting to form bonds with these kids that will probably cause me to be hysterical when I leave. But, in the meantime it will all be worth it. Overall, today was a very good day. I have been drinking a lot of water to avoid another health mishap and have been loving every minute spent with these children. I can not wait to spend all day with them tomorrow when we don't have school.
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