XB's reflections on Orphanage Outreach

The things I want to remember about my week at Orphanage Outreach are playing with the kids, walking to school, and teaching.

I played many games with the kids at the orphanage. We played soccer, football, and lots of basketball. Even though we didn't speak the same language or know each other's names, we still had fun.



In addition to helping at the orphanage, we helped out at a public school. To get to the school we had to walk down dirt roads. When it rains, it turns the streets into treacherous mud. These days are like snow days in the U.S.A., so kids would just stay home. I am glad we have paved roads at home.



When it didn't rain we would walk to the school and teach English. One lesson was about Family. The students had to draw their family and we showed them the English words to write down. We also taught them about colors. We played "Slap-it." When a color came up on a die, the first one to slap the right word on the board wins. Teaching was fun.



This experience was amazing. I am glad it was part of our trip.