Picture of the Day 31/08/2014

We had such a lovely afternoon going to Caplaki market and buying lots of gifts - many of which are for ourselves but shhh don't tell!

Lovely afternoon at Caplaki market, browsing all the stalls, haggling like complete pros

Picture of the Day 30/08/2014

We climbed Mount Kigali with three lovely tour guides from a local village - we didn't manage to find the cafe at the end, but we had an absolutely amazing time and saw some breathtaking views!!

We are now officially explorers

Gahanga Catch-Up School Video

This is a video that shows the time that we spent at the Gahanga catch-up school, teaching the children, dancing, singing and playing games with them. 

To find out more about what we have done at the catch-up school go to - Catch-Up School

AEE Staff Capacity Building

Since arriving at AEE we have been giving the staff English lessons on a Friday morning. From the very beginning it was clear that they had very good English knowledge; what they lacked in was confidence and the ability to talk for an extended period of time.

As a team we decided that the best way to tackle this was to work with the staff on a one-to-one basis. Within which we would focus upon discussions, debates and public speaking. In order to help the staff to improve their ability to sustain an argument and a line of reasoning.

Vicky teaching Madame D

The staff responded really well to this method of teaching, and really seemed to enjoy the sessions that we spent with them.

Innocent - "I appreciate your methodology."

Faustin - "I like the English conversation methodology"

Aimable - "I'm very interested in your teaching methodology."

This was so encouraging for us as well all really enjoyed teaching the staff. We got into some really meaty debates and had so much fun listening to each side of the argument. Some of our most successful debates were...

• Smacking as a discipline should be banned
• A women's role is at home/ the husband should bring in most of the money in the family
• Homosexual couples should be able to adopt

A selection of our debate topics

The improvements in the staffs English communication skills were amazing and such a blessing to be a part of. After one lesson they held their weekly meeting in English. Where as they had previously relied on our team leader for translation. Also it is clear that their confidence levels have improved dramatically and they are no longer worried or embarrassed about making mistakes.

Aimable - "I have improved dramatically"

Innocent - "I can see improvement"

Madame D - "Discussion is my focus - it has helped us to be open"

The staff also asked us to help hem with their computer skills. To do this we created a number of step-by-step guides to popular computer programmes such as MS WORD, EXEL and POWERPOINT and gave a copy to each of the staff members.

Our step-by-step guides made by Rachel, Vicky and Claire

We have a wonderful time teaching the staff and felt like it really helped us to forge our relationships with them.

"You have done many many things for us!!" - Madame D

Picture of the Day 28/08/2014

Today we spoiled ourselves to a little 'retail therapy' Rwanda style!! So so so excited about all the fruit, looks and smells so delicious!

Mango, passion fruit and bananas galore!!

Picture of the Day 27/08/2014

One of the other guests here in Kigali is helping to re-decorate the guest house. She was painting outside on our porch!

The finished painting is so so beautiful!!!

Kimihurura Farming Cooperative

Since our very first week here at AEE we have been working at Kimihurura farming cooperative most weeks, which makes it one of our, if not, our most regular project we have been committed too.

Kimihurura farm is run by women in a local community. Some of these women are widowed and the income they earn from the farm is what they have to live off.

Rachel and Vicky watering

The majority of our time spent here is watering the crops. Although this may seem like an easy job that they could do themselves, it's the extra time that we are really giving. Whilst we are busy watering the crops, they can get on with other tasks on their agenda's such as feeding the animals or holding their team meetings with all the members of Kimihurura farming cooperative.

Henry filling up his watering can

The watering job itself can be quite tiring especially if the sun is out, as it is fairly physical as there is no hoses, so we have to continually fill our watering cans in the water holes. But we have a lot of fun together, we sing songs, and often it's a great time for us to learn more Kinyarwanda!

Chinwe, Rachel and Beth having a bit of fun!

A couple of weeks ago when we went to Kimihurura they asked us to work the land by using hoes. This was a really nice change for us from the watering we usually do. Also this gave us an opportunity to work along side two of the ladies who work on the farm. We had previously used hoes once before so we all had a fairly good technique. This meant we were much more efficient with our time and the ladies praised our efforts and work that we did!

It was particularly nice to help them with this task as one lady told us she was meant to be doing this work but was unable to due to her being pregnant! Like our previous time using the hoes, most of us managed to come away with blisters over our hands, but at the same time loving every minute of it.

Working along side two of the members of the farm

This particular project is nice for us to come back to and get stuck into physical work as all of our other regular projects are either teaching at schools or teaching English to the staff here at AEE.

It is also nice to come here as it is our only regular project that we get to work as an 8. It has been so lovely to work as an 8 and see how it helps our team to bond and have fun. In our teaching projects we always split up into groups to teach the different levels.

In summary our time spent at Kimihurura has been successful and after every session we spend at Kimihura the ladies are always very thankful of our time.

Picture of the Day 26/08/2014

We visited the nursery school for the second time this morning, and led them in both lessons and games! They really enjoyed making conga-lines and copying our team leader David's actions!!

Playing copy the leader!!

Picture of the Day 25/08/2014

Today we got super organised, doing our thought box before our team meeting and then creating to-do lists for the rest of the week!!

This weeks to-do list!!

Rwanda Shima Imana 2014

Rwanda Shima Imana 2014 by Henry Destin:

Our team spent last week worshiping and praising at the Rwanda Shima Imana festival across Kigali and we had a wonderful time!!

“Rwanda Shima Imana!” an annual national festival is prepared and organised by Christian churches in Rwanda, operating in unity and acting as one Body of Christ.

The inspiration to organize Rwanda Shima Imana comes from the Bible, under the text written in the book of Deuteronomy 8:10-18: 

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11 Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down, 13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart will become proud and you will forgetthe Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock. 16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. 17 You may say to yourself,“My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth,and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Members of our team outside the Amahoro National Stadium

In this year 2014, Rwanda Shima Imana was organised for the 3rd time around the theme: "A New Legacy". The leading verse is a biblical text found in the book of Isaiah 61:4:

"They shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations".

This conference happened on two different days; the first was on 15^th August and that was the youth rally where we all praised and worshiped the Lord for all he has done for our country in this year. We also prayed the most dangerous prayer ever, compiled of only three words - “Lord use me”. The youth conference took place in Kicukiro stadium.

Two days later on the 17^th of August in the national stadium there was joyful noise. This was the day everyone had been waiting for and that everybody was anticipating. The national celebration of “Rwanda shima imana”. We were all blessed with a lovely sermon from the fantastic preacher Rick Warren.

One of the amazing choirs that performed on the second day

 A New Legacy:

We might all know the effects of a legacy. There is a Kinyarwanda adage that states: "Uwiba ahetse aba yereka uri mu mugongo". (Literally translating that when you cheat or misappropriate, you are indeed coaching your children to do the same). If by doing bad we influence others, equally true is that by doing good we influence others to do good too. We could then confirm that when you do good; you are also coaching your children to do so. Our actions, good or bad, minor or big, few or many, leave therefore a legacy for the next generations to follow.

This theme was selected as a way of reiterating a covenant and a strong commitment of the current Church in Rwanda; which vows to leave a positive legacy for the following and subsequent generations.

For the people of Rwanda, the concept of a "new legacy" goes beyond proclamation. For us, it means much more than mere words. It entails times to reflect on and analyse our awful history, assess the possible origins of the dreadful situations our country went through and consider generally the responsibilities of different people and institutions, with a specific attention on the role played by the Church in that history.

Amahoro Stadium just after the sun went down - so beautiful!

Uniqueness of Rwanda Shima Imana 2014:

Rwandan church leaders who met in Kigali on the 2nd April 2014 decided that Rwanda Shima Imana this year should serve as a platform to analyse and exchange the plausible role and responsibility of the Church in the history of Rwanda. With the aim of creating a new mindset among church leaders and believers, and to revive the Church’s unique contribution and mandate of fostering a better tomorrow and creating a new and excellent legacy in Rwanda.

To deepen this discussion, the Church leaders went for a retreat in Musanze district, from the 9th to 11th April 2014. The resolution from the retreat was summed up in what was called: “The Musanze Declaration” which took both the good and shocking performance of the Church in the history of Rwanda. From Musanze, Church leaders decided to work hard and create "a new desired legacy".

"Rwanda, Shima Imana!" 2014 was a moment for people to meditate on the past, learn from the history, condemn the dreadful acts committed and repair what is possible to fix. It was also a moment to mobilise Rwandans to thank God for the progress made in the country and in the Church so far, and together envision the legacy we want to leave for our children and the next generations.

Such a beautiful team!!!

It was a great couple of days for all of our team, and we really enjoyed the atmosphere at the stadiums and the preaching and worship!! Would definitely recommend to anybody that is in Kigali around this time next year.

Picture of the Day 24/08/2014

Today we visited CLA - Christian Life Assembly - Church, we had such a lovely time singing some English/American worship songs and listening to Pastor Gary preach about fulfilling our missions in life.

Christian Life Assembly Church

Structural Learning Week 5 - Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking by Rachel Garner

I chose to do my structural learning on Human Trafficking because I feel that this is a really important development issue. Human Trafficking takes place across all corners of the globe and there isn't one continent that is not affected by it. It permeates all aspects of people lives whether they know it or not, a person may not know that they are condoning trafficking purely because they are unaware of how widespread the effects are. For example did you know that Human Trafficking could have been involved in the making of the chocolate bar you ate yesterday? Or the cotton t-shirt you are wearing right now?

So what is Human Trafficking?

The google definition of Human Trafficking is - “the illegal movement of people, typically for the purposes of forced labour or commercial sexual exploitation” – and I suppose this is the crux of what Human Trafficking is.

 However I feel that Human Trafficking was better described by the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby when he said…

            “Human trafficking is a grave crime against humanity. It is a form of modern day slavery and a profound violation of the intrinsic dignity of human beings. It is intolerable that millions of fellow human beings should be violated in this way, subjected to inhuman exploitation and deprived of their dignity and rights. This outrage should concern each one of us, because what affects one part of humanity affects us all. Virtually every part of this world is touched in some way by the cruelty and violence associated with this criminal activity. If we are to combat this evil then we must work together to prevent the crime, support the survivors and prosecute the criminals.”

This definition and explanation highlights how heinous a crime Human Trafficking is, but also how it can often fall under our radars and how that is not acceptable.

Some Facts and Statistics:

How many children are trafficked every year?

1.2 Million (UNICEF)

How many men, women and children are trafficked across INTERNATIONAL borders each year?

600,000 to 800,000 (US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2007)

Of that, what percentage are minors?

50% (US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2007)

At least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour worldwide. While it is difficult to establish a precise amount, conservative 2012 research estimated trafficking victims as comprising some 44 per cent of this figure. (ILO 2012 Global Estimate of Forced Labour)

Human Trafficking is the second largest source of illegal income worldwide exceed only by drug trafficking. (Belser 2005)

Relevance of Human Trafficking Today:

There are so many examples of human trafficking going on every day. Even in the past couple of weeks since I have been researching this project there have been numerous examples of crimes involving trafficking. Some of which are incredibly close to home. 

Suspected human trafficker and Thai 'baby factory' under investigation - Thai police hunt Japanese man who fathered 15 babies to 11 surrogate mothers in possible trafficking inquiry - Guardian Article

Tilbury Containter Stoways included 13 children. “The group arrived on Saturday on a ship from Belgium and were said by police to be victims of "people trafficking" -  BBC Article

What can be done?

Human Trafficking happens for many different reasons, some people see it as their only way out of poverty and this is not acceptable. A person should not be able to be driven to such desperation that they feel their only answer is to sell a loved one or themselves, on the promise or false hope of a Human Trafficker. Something has to be done to stop this...

STOP THE TRAFFIK

There are so many different ways for people to get involved, but one of the biggest things that you can do is just to be aware – next time you buy chocolate or cotton, look out for the fair trade sign, without that mark you cannot guarantee that what you are buying doesn't involve the trafficking of people.

Especially in industries where it is none that there is trafficking, it is really important to be alert and proactive so as to not accidentally condone it, through purchasing that product.

If you want to get involved in a more physical way then stopthetraffik have a number of different schemes and ideas to help raise awareness and fundraise. A big campaign that they have going on in October is called “The Big Auction”. Here you auction of a skill or talent that you have, even just your time, and the money that is raised goes to stopthetraffik. To find out more about this go to - Big Auction

What Progress Has Been Made So Far?

Through campaigning organisation such as stopthetraffik so much progress has already been made in order to get the breakthrough that is needed...

Just recently Nestle announced that they are on track to have 100% of their cocoa in the UK & I certified by the end of 2015. They are the first major confectionery brand to reach this milestone. Nestle

Hundreds of people have been rescued from human trafficking, and or been prevented from being trafficked in the first place thanks to charities like stopthetraffik and the campaigns that they are running. 176 Saved.

If you want to find out more about human trafficking then there are lots of different documentaries that focus on particular types of traffiking, for example a couple of years ago Stacey Dooley looked into sex trafficking in Cambodia.

Picture of the Day 22/08/2014

Today Rachel led us in our fifth structural learning session, she did hers on Human Trafficking. Stayed tuned over the weekend to see her post!!

Vicky and David concentrating intensely on Rachel's session...

Picture of the Day 21/08/2014

At the catch-up school today, we ran basic English lessons where we taught the children about animals, everyday objects and parts of the body!

Posters used for the English lessons created by Claire and Henry!!

Picture of the Day 19/08/2014

This morning we taught children at a local nursery school about domestic and aquatic animals - we are so excited to go back next week!!

Chinwe leading the top class in an arts and crafts session.

Structural Learning Week 4 - Genocides around the World:

Genocides around the World by Lion-Sam:

What is Genocide?

It is a very specific term, referring to violent crimes committed against a group with the intent to destroy the existence of the group. This term did not exist before 1944. The word was used for the first time in 1944; by a polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin. He described the Nazi policies of murder and the destruction of European Jews throughout and before the Second World War. He formed the word “GENOCIDE” by combining GENO from the Greek which means race or tribe with CIDE from Latin which means killing.

Any of the following acts is classified as genocide when the intention is to destroy in whole or part a national, ethical, racial or religious group:

1. Killing members of the group
2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group
3. Deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the group
4. Imposing measures with the intent to restrict or prevent births
5. Forcibly transferring or converting members of the group into the 'desired' group

There are considered to be eight recognised stages of genocide: classification, symbolisation, dehumanisation, organisation, polarisation, preparation, extermination and denial.

To find out more about these eight stages and what is classified and punishable as an act of genocide, read this article by Gregory H. Stanton - The Eight Stages of Genocide

Past Genocides and Mass Atrocities:

CNN has made a really interesting documentary called "Scream Bloody Murder" where Christine Amanpour tackles the really tough topic of Genocides around the world, and how the international community acted and whether it was appropriate. To watch the whole documentary/film follow this link - CNN Scream Bloody Murder. Otherwise the parts of the documentary that are relevant to the Genocides we talked about, will be inserted into the rest of the blog.

Armenian Genocide (1915 – 1923):

In 1915, leaders of the Turkish government set in motion a plan to expel and massacre Armenians living in Ottoman Empire. Most sources agree that there were about 2 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire at the time of the massacre. The combination of massacres, forced deportation marches and deaths due to disease in concentration camps is estimated to have killed more than 1.5 million ethnic Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks between 1915 and 1923. In addition to the numerous deaths around 5000 to 6000 women and children were forcibly converted to Islam as a means of escaping murder. 

The Holocaust (1933 – 1945):

After coming to power in 1933, the Nazi party implemented a highly organised strategy of persecution in order to eliminate those who they deemed to be undesirable and unfit for their “perfect race” – the Arian race. Their targets were the Jewish, the disabled, Jehovah’s witnesses and homosexuals.

The Jewish community was separated and torn apart. They were persecuted and finally they were treated as less than human beings and murdered. During the Second World War the Nazis sought to murder all of the Jewish population of Europe and to destroy their culture. In 1914 they were about 11 million Jews in Europe; by May 1945 the Nazi had murdered six million of them and other five millions. One and half million of these were children.

There are lots of different documentaries about the Holocaust so this is only one example...

Cambodian Genocide (1975 – 1979):

When the Khmer Rouge took control of the Cambodian government in 1975, they declared the beginning of a new age dedicated to a peasant-oriented society. To accomplish this vision the Khmer Rouge began outlawing education, religion, healthcare and technology. Then the Khmer Rouge ordered the evacuation of Cambodia’s cities and forced these residents into manual labour without adequate food or rest. Those who were unable to keep up were executed.

At the same time, the Khmer Rouge began to target suspected political dissidents. These citizens, including doctors, teachers and those suspected of being educated; they were singled out and tortured at the notorious TUOL SLENG prison. In four years, between 1.7 and 2 million Cambodians died in the Khmer Rouge’s ‘Killing Fields.’ 

A film has been made about Pol Pot and the atrocious deeds that he committed - it is called 'The Killing Fields'. The following are clips from the CNN documentary 'Scream Bloody Murder'.

Cambodia Part 1

Cambodia Part 2

Cambodia Part 3

Bosnian Genocide (1992 – 1995):

In April 1992, the government of the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina declared its independence from Yugoslavia. Over the next several years, Bosnian-Serb forces, along with the backing of the Serb dominated Yugoslav army, targeted both Bosnian Muslims and Croatian civilians. In what can only be considered atrocious crimes resulting in the deaths of some 100 000 people by 1995, 80% of them were Bosnian Muslims. 

Bosnia Part 1

Bosnia Part 2

Rwandan Genocide (April to July 1994):

Before 1994 there were 3 tribes in Rwanda: Tutsis, Twa and Hutus. Starting from 1959, Hutus started killing Tutsis and burning their homes denying them to be Rwandans saying that they are from Ethiopia and that they should return. For many years the tensions built in Rwanda and ultimately led to the genocide.

From April to July 1994, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in Rwanda murdered more than 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority. It was started by extreme Hutu nationalists in the capital of Kigali. The genocide spread throughout the country with staggering speed and brutality; as ordinary citizens were incited by local officials and the Hutu Power government to take up arms against their neighbours. By the time the Tutsi-led Rwandese Patriotic Front gained control of the country in early July, hundreds of thousands of Rwandan Tutsis were dead and many more displaced from their homes.

There has also been a couple of films made about the Rwandan Genocide - 'Hotel Rwanda' and 'Shooting Dogs'.

Rwanda Part 1

Rwanda Part 2

Rwanda Part 3

So What Now?

During our first week in Rwanda the team was given the opportunity to visit the Rwandan Genocide Memorial in Kigali. We all found it a rather sobering experience that bought the facts and the figures about genocide a lot closer to home. However it also demonstrated that there is something being done to stop future genocides from happening.

The charity AEGIS is working towards educating people about genocides and mass atrocities and runs centres about the Rwandan Genocide and the Holocaust. To find out more about what they do go check out their website - AEGIS Trust.

During our trip to the Kigali Rwandan Genocide Memorial

Picture of the Day 18/08/2014

Today after our meeting with the AEE staff, we planned our nursery school lessons for tomorrow morning. The animals we have chosen are: goat, pig, cat, dog, octopus, fish and frog!!

David and Henry with two of the posters for tomorrow!

Picture of the Day 17/08/2014

Today we went to the PEACE plan at Kigali stadium, where we saw Rick Warren talk about thanksgiving, having a grateful attitude and the progress that Rwanda has made in the last 20 years.

Visiting the stadium ticked off of the checklist!

Workshops at Compassion Children

In the past two weeks we visited Compassion Children three times to run sessions whilst the children were off timetable from normal school during the holidays. This was different from some of the other projects that we have worked on, as this focused mostly on senior school aged children where the range was 13 - 20. It was really nice to talk and chat to people who were closer to our age, and listen to all of their opinions and dreams.

Our second session at Compassion.

On our first visit to the Compassion centre we held Q and A sessions where we got to know the children, and find out what kinds of things they were interested in; so that we could host further sessions with them. This was such a lovely opportunity as it allowed us to really get to know the children there, and find out what their dreams and aspirations are. So many of them have such big plans and it's awesome that we got to play just a small part in helping that happen. 

During these Q and A sessions the children could also ask us any questions that they had about English culture and England in general. Many were very interested and inquisitive about the history of England, but also what we were doing out here in Rwanda, and our plans for the rest of our time here. It was so much find getting to interact with them on such a personal level, discussing all our favorite things like music tastes, foods, sports, hobbies.

For our second and third visits we tried to prepare sessions that they had asked us specifically to help them with; namely public speaking and debating. As a team we decided that the best way to improve public speaking and debating skills, was the first improve confidence and the ability to project your voice.

Holding the ice breaker session.

In our second session we worked with an ice breaker game whereby we got all of the children in a circle and got them to tell the entire group their: name, age, favorite animal, favorite dance move and an interesting fact. We did this so that they would feel comfortable around us as well as each other, and so that we could further get to know them. We thought that this would help them to project their voices as it was such a large group and room that you had to be rather loud to get your voice to carry.

When we came back for our third and final session we tried to build on what we had done before. As they were now more confident and better at projecting their voices, we now tried to work on their ability to form arguments and reason under pressure. We did this by holding mini debates - where we chose topics and they would have to go to either side of the room to show whether they AGREED or DISAGREED with that statement. Once they had picked a side we would then ask them to give a reason why they chose that side, and then ask the opposition to reason otherwise. 

Getting stuck into the debates - reasoning out opinions.

This was such a massive success and we had some truly amazing debates over some pretty hot topics such as...

1. The biggest problem in modern day society is crime.
2. Music is better than film.
3. Honesty is the most important human quality.

They came up with some really thoughtful and well processed arguments within minutes, and demonstrated a natural ability to reason and counter argue on the spot.

We finished up our time at Compassion by playing some classic playground games such as Bulldog. We all had a fabulous time working here, and felt really blessed to be the first team to have been asked to go. This is a really cool project and something we have really enjoyed getting stuck into!

Picture of the Day 16/08/2014

A surprise brief post-wedding, pre-reception visit from one of the other teams. They caught us mid work-out, how embarrassing!!

Such a lovely surprise five minutes!

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Today we threw a party to celebrate one of our team members - Chinwe's - birthday!!

At the party.

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Today we went to a Nursery school, and discussed what we are going to do with them for the next four weeks - we will be teaching the nursery children from 7.30am to 10am every Tuesday morning until the end of our placement.

Nursery school children at play time - our first lessons are going to be about domestic and aquatic animals.

Picture of the Day 13/08/2014

Today we went back to KIMIHURURA farming co-operative and helped out by hoeing around their crops, it was so much fun!

Members of the team working hard alongside the farming co-operative members.

KICUKIRO Catch-Up School Visits

KICUKIRO Catch-Up School Visits by Henry Destin:

Studying is one of the important things in life; everyone likes it and needs it, however unfortunately in life we don’t always get everything we need or don’t get in the right time.

The great thing is that those who weren’t lucky enough to get a chance to do primary education the first time around, are now able to join a ‘Catch-up School’. Here they use 3 years to cover the 6 years of primary education.

Children studying in one of the classrooms.

We visited one of these catch up schools that is in KICUKIRO district in the GATENGA sector.

We helped both the children and teachers, by splitting into four different areas – one for the teachers and three for the children. 

Each of the three groups for the children had a different lesson prepared: hygiene, music and HIV/AIDS. These were taught to the children according to the three different levels they are split up into in the catch up school. These groups consisted of one UKV and at least one ICV. 

One UKV stayed to help the teachers with their English communication skills – they were a little bit nervous and shy but after two hours things had completely changed and they didn’t want us to leave because of how helpful the conversation had been.

After everything related to studying we met and played different games when we taught new games and they also taught us other games that we didn’t know, that was so fabulous and everyone enjoyed that time. 

Playing the 'One-Knee' throw and catch game! - This got really intense with their being three tennis balls at one point.