Today we went to La Citia and worked a clinic all day, well all day we had patients. The most memorable part of today was playing games with the kids. At first we made bowling with empty vitamin containers. Then my dad and I juggled again. Then that migrated to the courtyard, where we played soccer, football, keep away, and basketball with our five vitamin containers. They had so much fun with those vitamin containers, ( now named vc). Also all of the kids were much better at soccer than our entire gang. Srta and I played some football/ keep away from the kids that I was three feet taller than. Eventually they got our vc and ran up to the mini basketball baskets. I then played a form of basketball with the older kids while srta entertained the little ones. I was tall enough to put my head through the hoops of the mini baskets. I played defensive against a trio of girls and the oldest boy there was hanging out dunking on the baskets. For a reason I cant remember they all grouped around me and asked my dad for a photo. Then we continued our game. Too soon for the kids we had to go, and they kept asking me if I was ever coming back. Also they nicknamed me gigante (pronounced: he-gan-te), meaning gigantic man. Sadly for them I am coming back on friday, but we will not be able to play because they will be putting on a show for us gringos. Tomorrow we will try to be visiting two more clinics.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Guac day 5
Today we went to La Citia and worked a clinic all day, well all day we had patients. The most memorable part of today was playing games with the kids. At first we made bowling with empty vitamin containers. Then my dad and I juggled again. Then that migrated to the courtyard, where we played soccer, football, keep away, and basketball with our five vitamin containers. They had so much fun with those vitamin containers, ( now named vc). Also all of the kids were much better at soccer than our entire gang. Srta and I played some football/ keep away from the kids that I was three feet taller than. Eventually they got our vc and ran up to the mini basketball baskets. I then played a form of basketball with the older kids while srta entertained the little ones. I was tall enough to put my head through the hoops of the mini baskets. I played defensive against a trio of girls and the oldest boy there was hanging out dunking on the baskets. For a reason I cant remember they all grouped around me and asked my dad for a photo. Then we continued our game. Too soon for the kids we had to go, and they kept asking me if I was ever coming back. Also they nicknamed me gigante (pronounced: he-gan-te), meaning gigantic man. Sadly for them I am coming back on friday, but we will not be able to play because they will be putting on a show for us gringos. Tomorrow we will try to be visiting two more clinics.
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You now know what it feels like to be Kareem, or, to put it in your time, Shaq.
ReplyDeleteGreat day all around. Here's hoping for more manana!
-Dad
what, no comment about working on your spanish with me. no photo of your head through the basket?
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