For the anniversary and celebration of the creation of the NPH
home in Guatemala we had a week full of activities. The activities included
creating a dance based on a style of music, competitive games, and a disco to
top off the anniversary. The preparation for the anniversary started Monday,
October 8th and lasted till Friday the 12th. The actual celebration was held Saturday,
October 13th.
The kids, staff, and volunteers were split up in teams and
each assigned a different style of dance. In total there were around 14 teams.
The different styles consisted of waltz, rock, pop, samba, salsa and more. Since
school is officially out, the teams were able to prepare and practice a dance
routine for four hours a day during the week before the 13th.
I was assigned to the waltz team. I could have gone for a
faster style but I enjoyed my time with my teammates and meeting new kids.
On the actual day of the celebration, we had a morning full
of competitive games including relay races, memory, climbing greased polls,
tug-of-war, and more. After the games we all changed into costumes and
preformed our dances with our teams. To end the long day we had a D.J. and a
dance for all the kids. In the end “Rock and Roll” came in 1st for the best dance performance and “Waltz” placed 1st in the games.
Here are some of the games:
Here are some of the games:
Aftermath of tug of war:
The beginning of the dance competition:
The volunteers getting ready to dance:
Ever, a palm tree:
Rock n' Roll preforming:
Passing the time with the kiddos:
The Chicago girls:
The años de servicios from the Especiales section and I:
