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05 January 2009

We finally had our program at the orphanage for the New Year. While it was significantly less well planned and executed that I had hoped it would be, I still think we made a good program which entertained the children there. Our fundraising totaled to slightly over the equivalent of ten dollars, mostly from friends of mine that I had solicited, but it was enough to buy candy, cookies, juice, and a cake for the kids in lieu of individual presents. The program was really cute and included some really funny skits and games by the students of our leadership club, me playing and singing on guitar (and teaching them some songs), and a mini-dance party. Even if it wasn’t the best executed or planned event in the world, I still think it was beneficial and hopefully we can analyze the results of it and see where we can do better next time.

We haven’t had classes for over a week now, and IST, our In-Service Training is coming up in less than a week. I am super excited to see everyone from all over the country come together for a week of fun, reunion, good food, good times, and perhaps even some training (who needs that though?). Hopefully during the conference we will learn some technical skills like grant-writing and have some additional language and cultural training that will further help us in our sites.