Monday, October 12, 2009

Bike Tours

I worked with the kids in both tours that I rode on. They were always lots of fun. I mean, who doesn't like to sing songs and be goofy?? We gave a little educational message along the way too. The picture of the two bikes is me on the left, riding with my good friend, Rachelle, on the right.

Grand Opening


Just to give you an idea of the grand day. It was really special. After all of the speeches, the ribbon cutting, more speeches, the gift-giving, and the eating, we managed to get this shot.

The Gazebo!




The old........and the NEW!!

Nutritional Recuperation




Here were some typical scenes from the evenings of that week I met with women for the nutritional recuperation program. There's lots going on in the botton picture: women cooking the meal, getting their babies ready to be weighed, changing the "diapers," and more. I sat at that table while my work partner and I talked to the women about some nutrition topic for the day. The top picture shows a baby being weighed on the last day of the program.

English tutoring


Simon and Vic. I am proud to say these two boys were #1 and #2 in their class in English. ...I cannot take all the credit. They worked really hard at it. They were my neighbors and good friends.

Wellness Club




My club kids became great friends to me over my two years in Zagnanado. We created a wellness club where we met twice a week: Tuesdays we did art, Sunday evenings we exercised. My friend, Dani, came to visit me and she joined us one Sunday evening, shown here.

AIDS Awareness


For Worlds AIDS Day, December 2008, I completed my first successful project: an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign that included a peer-educated talent show and AIDS awareness march around the community. This picture captures the students and my work partner marching out of the school yard at the beginning of our march.