This past week, I (Stacy) went off to Itacurubi with the 6th, 7th and 8th grade students at Asuncion Christian Academy. It was a long four days without Brandon and Bailey, but we all survived. Barely. :)
I'm still mulling over a more thoughtful, reflective post about the overall camp experience, but until that materializes, here are some pictures to walk you through the highlights of the week:
Chipa! On the way to camp, our bus made two pit stops, the first of which was to load up on chipa, a traditional snack/breakfast type bread. One of the ladies boarded the bus and traded mini-loaves of chipa for 2,000 guarani (around $0.50). The second stop (not five minutes later) was for ice cream, peanuts, sodas and other snacks.
A word of prayer to start the week and then it was off to team competitions!
Volleyball . . . it was a little scary to watch at first, but they picked it up quickly and even "practiced" during free time.
Each team came up with their own names consisting of an assigned color + animal + modifier (adjective or adverb). The boys and girls on the teams then made their own posters.
Pool time! The first two days at camp were BEAUTIFUL and everyone enjoyed an afternoon in the water. It was funny, though, that the girls were more worried about getting pictures of themselves swimming while the boys just wanted to swim.
Soccer . . . anyone surprised?
Crazy relays with Profe Diego. To earn 1/2 a point for their teams, pairs of kids had to hold a volleyball between their foreheads and weave through a maze of cones.
To earn a full point, they had to complete the same route in sets of four. This team did it right, balancing the volleyball on top of the heads of two short kids while the two taller ones held it in place.
Mano, mano! In this twist of the soccer classic, the students on the field could only use their hands and the goalie could only use his/her feet. My back hurt just watching them.
Go pink! Not an official "team" at camp, this oh-so-energetic group of girls was nicknamed "pink team" by our chapel speaker. And yes, this was as excited as this group got.
To start off each chapel, teams competed in silly games. Here, the girls had to take off and put back on their socks while wearing socks on their hands.
Rain, rain, go away! What to do when rain spoils all outdoor activities? DANCE PARTY! Each team was assigned a genre of music and a "character" to have in their dance. Here, hip-hip music with a person dressed all in black. Another team had to do ballet wearing towels.
This team was assigned regeton (popular clubbing music) with a duck (far right). The last team performed salsa with two cheeses.
The 8th grade girls that I got to chaperone. Considering the rain "ruined" the last night of camp and several of the special things the 8th graders have traditionally done, they were pretty good. They even let me nap every afternoon (yes, I played the pregnancy card).
Group shot!
Silly faces . . . :)
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