Back in Kosovo!
Jul 13, 2010
I’ve been here for a little over a week and it’s great to be back in Kosovo! So much fun—and absolutely, totally, exhausting! Monday through Friday I teach children in the morning, do paperwork and write music in the afternoon, and train Youth Volunteers at night until at least 10:30.
On Tuesday and Friday morning we separate– half of the Youth Volunteers go to the Village of Skivjan with Burim, and half of the Youth Volunteers meet meIn Kosovo school gets out in late June, so our summer programs have only been going for a few weeks. On Monday and Thursday morning children from all over Gjakove come to our classes at the school Yll Marina.
at the SMF house, where we hold classes and activities for the children still living in the Slovene Village IDP Camp. Burim picks up the camp children before taking the Youth Volunteers to Skivjan.
On Wednesday morning we have all-volunteer training for 3 hours. This is great because I get to teach the Youth Volunteers new songs, games to play with the children, and we talk about what we are doing with the children and how we can all improve.
Youth Volunteers Roasting Marshmallows, Sat. July 10
Then on Saturday, we take the Youth Volunteers who have helped the most during the week on an activity. Last Saturday we had a campfire and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows (I brought the marshmallows from the US). It was so fun, and the volunteers had a blast.
Youth Volunteers at Bonfire Cookout, Sat. July 10