Halloween/Festival de Novembre festivities with Stephanie at Semillas de Amor:
I have been telling the kids all
October that we will be having a Halloween party, we had to delay it a week to
get more supplies from the food bank. They donated cakes, decorations, soda,
treats, and a few cute little costumes
for the kids. HUGE thanks to Banco Alimentos for providing us the supplies to
make our celebration happen.
We told all the kids if they had
costumes to bring them and wear them. NONE of the kids had any sort of costume,
but I should have guessed that. Instead all the kids came freshly showered with
freshly washed clothes they all looked so great and I could tell they all felt
great too.
We Sang, danced, played games, held
competitions for prizes, and then ate lunch and of course the Halloween cake.
It was not only fun for the kids but it was really fun for us adults as well.
It was perfect timing because the second week of November is a week long
holiday and keeping the kids in a more controlled area while the craziness goes
on in the streets was a safer environment for them.
Time has just slipped out of my
grip, I only have three and a half weeks left. Sad Face. I feel like I have so
much more to do for Turbaco and for the community I’m working with and though I
have seen change I feel like I need more time for big change to happen. I think
I will probably have this feeling of needing to do more in my future life as a
social worker. Helping to plant the
seeds but can’t hang around long enough
to see them all grow.
I extended one of the gardens a few
weeks ago (on one of my 50-60 hour work week)and I planted more veggies. This
week after coming back from my little trip the new plants had perked up and
they are all doing really well. I’m very excited to see peppers growing . Wahoo
I actual get to see veggies before I leave.
I received a person donation from a
family friend this past week and I will be purchasing supplies to make handy
crafts with the women this week. I will also buy paint for the new fences, and
doors we put in as well hopefully the front of the building (I enjoy painting
so that’s why I’m putting some money aside for that).
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