Thank You Mr. Corey

I though I would share with everyone a cute little story about my day. Every day at recess and lunch I monitor or small soccer field to make sure none of the kids get hurt. Usually it is uneventful and I try to go on the field and play with the kids. Last Friday however one of our 1st graders fell on the ground and seemed to be hurt. I stopped the game and ran out to see if he was ok. It was one of the kids who I have spoken to a few times who loves to show off his english skills whenever he has an audience. He scraped his arm and had a few tears. I picked him up and carried him back over to where I was sitting and calmed him down. I let him slowly explain what happened to him and then we discussed soccer for a little bit until he had stopped crying. Once he realized he was going to just fine he ran back out onto the field and rejoined the game. This morning when I arrived at school he ran up to me gave me a huge hug and said "thank you Mr. Corey for make me feel all better before." Moments like these make this whole experience beautiful.

This Saturday is Children's Day here in Honduras. It rivals Christmas and all the kids are getting very excited! I have the privilege of celebrating Children's Day TWICE! First on Friday we will celebrate at school! There are no classes all day instead its basically one big party! We are planning a "Disco" for the students and each kid will bring in food, snacks, and drinks for their classes to share! Then on Saturday I will get to celebrate with the kids at Amber's Building. She is expecting around 200 kids!!! These two days will definitely be different and I will make sure to document as much as I can to share with you all!