Goodbyes

I just got back yesterday morning from spending a week out at Lushomo. Just went out there to see the fam one last time before I fly. So, when we made arrangements to be picked up and brought out to Lushomo, one minor detail was left out. They were having a huge youth thing there, over 250 youth showed up. Mostly teenagers, some in their twenties. So Liz and I found ourselves in the position of "group facilitator." Meaning we each had a group of about 14 that we were supposed to lead out in various activities. It was interesting. And frustrating. The whole weekend was so unorganized! The AY leader in charge of things showed up late to all of the facilitators meetings, didn't keep people very well updated on when they were supposed to speak, etc. Liz had to do a talk on Peer Pressure, and I was supposed to cover Date Rape, mine never happened because it was so unorganized that several things got cut. Anyway, it was interesting to say the least.

The theme of the weekend (it started Friday evening and ended Tuesday morning) was "Its Time to Get Connected." So, they were constantly shouting "Get connected!" Everyone at this program was really excited to have a couple of Mzungus there. We posed for dozens of pictures. They all wanted a picture holding a mzungus hand, or with their arm around a mzungu or what. It was funny. Met some sweet people.

The rest of the time we just hung out with Chile, went on some walks around the place. Nothing fancy, just enjoying being there. Missing it already.