Big Day, initial impressions
What a day! I woke up and spent some time outside admiring the view. Took some pics with my cell phone, wish I had my camera. The stream foams as it skids over the rocks and looks great, I took a pleasant nap beside during one of our break sessions. We are on a tight schedule and there's a lot of information involved. Time was also spent listing and praying over our teams testimonies. My team (primaries/juniors) has three other people on it:
Jenny seems to have the most experience of our team, having done work in Cuba with children. She's sharp and a little shy, but definitely shows a great joy in her work. Hayley is very professional and like me is someone who has come back to the faith. She's came to this program despite having a large family emergency looming, showing no small amount of resolve. Emily immediately shows a high affinity with children and she seems to warm up around them. Her warm attitude towards the children present, display the best natural asset I could ask for in a fellow network: Compassion.
The time spent with the other networkers has generated a wealth of initial relationships and a friendly atmosphere that I am by no means familiar with. I especially enjoyed playing Shanghai Hi Rummy with Ryan Dull (High school network and a friend from the college group), Andrea(another High school networker, but a new face), Matt (junior high networker, I met a little before the program) and Jenny (from my team). Me and Ryan were winning, but both got arrogant and lost in the final rounds. I worry whether I will fit in such an open atmosphere as I seem to be the least expressive as the networkers, but It's definitely gonna be a fun summer either way.
Jenny seems to have the most experience of our team, having done work in Cuba with children. She's sharp and a little shy, but definitely shows a great joy in her work. Hayley is very professional and like me is someone who has come back to the faith. She's came to this program despite having a large family emergency looming, showing no small amount of resolve. Emily immediately shows a high affinity with children and she seems to warm up around them. Her warm attitude towards the children present, display the best natural asset I could ask for in a fellow network: Compassion.
The time spent with the other networkers has generated a wealth of initial relationships and a friendly atmosphere that I am by no means familiar with. I especially enjoyed playing Shanghai Hi Rummy with Ryan Dull (High school network and a friend from the college group), Andrea(another High school networker, but a new face), Matt (junior high networker, I met a little before the program) and Jenny (from my team). Me and Ryan were winning, but both got arrogant and lost in the final rounds. I worry whether I will fit in such an open atmosphere as I seem to be the least expressive as the networkers, but It's definitely gonna be a fun summer either way.
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