Greetings!
Today was the first day of teaching. We taught over 300 kids today! Jac and I (and the rest of the group) had a freaking blast with the kids!!! Some were shy and some were studious but all of them were interactive. The students were so respectful and SO EXCITED that were were there. It made you feel very proud to work with PSI and that our efforts are honorable and proactive. It felt really great watching the kids learn. It is always a powerful feeling.. 'teaching and watching their brains light up'.
Oh, but the best part was CPR. It's my (Amanda's) favorite because the kids get all giggly about the 'mouth to mouth' part. They like the scenario and role playing we do with water safety and CPR. The 30 compressions were funny when we had boy volunteers up and demonstrating because their 'aggressive' tendencies came out as they tried breaking ribs and such... We're all smiles today.
The school was beautiful and so was the staff. As we learned from them today, "...guests are treated as gods". How beautiful is that? You just feel welcomed and so honored to be making professional relations as well as making new friends at the same time. Wow.
Nicole warned us we would be exhausted. We are just realizing that tonight as the two of us are crawling into our sleeping bags at 7 P.M., just dying for a cuddle sesh.
The efforts put in are so minimal compared to the experiences we are taking out of it.
Well, the power is going to be cut off. We only have hours of electricity a day. HA.
Sending our love from across the world,
Amanda & Jacque
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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Awesome to hear about the actual reason you guys are there, and that is just as amazing as the other experiences you have had so far! Even though you are all in almost a whole different world, I think there is a great journey and experience in teaching those people. Can't wait to read more!!
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