Coming to the End

Things are winding down at Agahozo Shalom. The kids left on Saturday morning, I've been been cleaning my room, and finishing up on my reports of the year. It's sad to see the kids go but I feel happy to be able to see them again next year. It's strange to be in the village without all of them. The kids are what really makes this place...the beautiful songs coming from the music center, the cheering from the sports field, and the laughter coming from the homes. This is what makes a village, the people that are apart of it. Today we have a party for the farm workers. I'm sure I have lots to say about it in my next blog. What I want to write about today is 2 events from last Thursday. There hasn't been internet so here's my time to write about it.

I wasn't feeling well last Thursday morning but heard there was a soccer game so I decided to see what was happening. I arrived at the field and saw house mothers and counselors facing off. We are working in the village to empower the females. I kept thinking to myself, what better ways to empower them than to see there mothers and counselors playing sports. I was very surprised by the strenghth and toughness of some of the house mothers. They really rocked the field. I was excited when I passed to one of the moms and she scored! What a great match. In the end, it was tied 1-1. Next year I hope to see more activities like this. I'd love to see a game of female staff against the female students!

On Thursday night, Micaela and I planned an end of the year celebration for our girls. We decided on a spa night. We hard nail polish, oatmeal face masks, magazines, lotion for hand massages, music and m&m to enjoy. We started the spa night talking about inner beauty and that each have given us so much this year. We had papers around the room with each person's name and it said is special because... All the girls signed each others. The night was a big success with each of the girls having a great time. At the end, they thanked Micaela and I and gave each of us a gift.