Today was the most enjoyable day of them all I think for the whole group. We all had so many enjoyable experiences with the kids.
This morning we continued to be in our same groups as the day before. Some people who were in he warehouse the day before moved to family services, because Wednesday is when the citizens of the community come in to ask for needed supplies. The others in the group continued cleaning and organizing with most of the others. Some of us, including me, continued to work on the banners and other art projects.
After lunch some of us began cooking for the kids. Myself and one other girl from my group and two members of Iowa State helped out too. We made a chicken tortilla soup and potatoes, the kids weren't too excited about the soup first but once we got them to try it, they loved it.
Tonight we had a great time with the kids after dinner. They all had great energy and made us all laugh. Some of the other group members presented a "college night" to the teens while we were cleaning up dinner, we heard that it went well but it was hard to get the teenagers attentions. When asked who was interested in going to college, very few raised their hands.
Another interesting thing that happened today was a nearby petroleum explosion. Unfortunately a woman's house exploded here in town today, we felt it it Tyne building and the force of the explosion actually knocked some pictures off the wall. The woman was fine, burger house was destroyed. The most surprising part about all of it was the relaxation of the staff. Apparently the houses are very poorly built here, and it wasn't that big of a deal that it exploded, which shocked a lot of us.
We had a great time with the kids today, I hope tomorrow will be as great!
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