I (Beckie) have had my first week with my adorable (and at times challenging) group. It has been a really good experience working with Laura (an American friend here). It means that we have to rely a bit on one another for the Portuguese (me relying more on her). Our weekly plan has worked out really well, we seem to have a good balance of all activities, and the children have really enjoyed it. They especially love their swimming lessons, and the free play they had in the pool on Thursday. We are still hoping to recruit a few more boys, and went onto the streets to see if we could find some, hopefully we will manage to fill up our places and have an opportunity to impact more lives.
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The pool looks fun - no wonder it's a favourite activity. Sounds as if the biblical parable of going out into the highways and byways and inviting people to the banquet has been re-cast as going out into the favela to invite boys to the swimming pool!
Love R and M
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