A Week In Review

Eight days later and it is  safe to say that all of our wonderful campers and wacky counselors and staff have made it back home to share all that they learned throughout the week.

The remainder of camp went off without a hitch... The boys from BUILD visited us along with Mr. Ambassador, tribal dances were performed, certificates were handed out, dances commenced under the African sky, and our campers broke out of their shells with confidence and energy that exuded all expectations!

I for one did not want GLOW to end and truthfully speaking it is just beginning.  The girls left camp empowered for their future and excited to share all they learned.  The message is starting to spread like wildfire and I have extreme faith in our GLOWing girls to be the agents of change for their country.

In true Tara fashion, I broke down at our closing ceremonies.  The girl's wanted each of us to give a speech and I was eager to do so.  I simply explained to them all that as a Peace Corps Volunteer it is easy to get unmotivated... From the language barrier and lack of appreciation to the daily requests for money and cultural differences.  But then comes Camp... A week where you can see the growth and change in the future of this country.  A week where hard work and planning are much appreciated and the knowledge is being used to help others.  A week that puts every other week and our whole service into perspective.  A week that re-motivates, re-energizes, and re-connects us as to why we are here.

Written by one of your GLOWing Co-Directors, Tara