Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Volunteering Week- Epworth United Methodist Church

Everywhere Fun Fair

It is a vacation bible school event. Volunteered on alternative days and I definitely enjoyed it! In fact, I'm addicted to the theme song. 

Date: June 26, 2015 - Friday
Country: Mexico

Each kids get to plant their own cactus and take it home.

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Art craft: Tin Cross
I made one too

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Twins, still can't differentiate who is Keydy & Dioselyn 

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They have bright future, bunch of intelligent girls. Meet the twins, Fatima, Joy Joy & Treasure

North Park Village Nature Center

Date: June 28, 2015 - Sunday

Instead of checking out Pride Parade , I have other commitment- taking care of kids 
It was a little hectic for me to juggle a few kids at one time, memorized what they want to eat, their allergies, ordering lunch, persuading them to finish their food, bathroom time, making sure they stick with the group....etc. challenging but fun!

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Fatima, Feya, Rheana, Rheeza

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Katie, Jessica, Dezerae
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Another bright kid who wants to go to college, own a car and a house
Marriage is not in her future dictionary as she knows that she can take care of herself. 

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Every picture of my food
Not being an Asian even though I am one, it's just that this is my first MacD meal of the year.
Couldn't help it. 

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S W A G lol
Part of kids' activity nowadays, last time my time was to finish my food and interact with peers 

or too shy and sit at the corner all by myself
It took us some time to board all the kids and make sure everyone has their seatbelts on!

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Jessica and Katie- cutie piesssssss

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Do you know what does the Fox says?
N O T H I N G. 
lol. I don't know why am I so lame today.

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 Bees Buzz Buzz
Imagine lying in a box with bees.....Fear Factor #1

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Caterpillar
Imagine lying in a box with caterpillars.....Fear Factor #2



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Frog = Prince or Food

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Lilies, frogs, dragonflies

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goosebumps

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First time seeing a slug
Imagine lying in a box with slugs.....Fear Factor #3

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Imagine lying in a box with earthworms.....Fear Factor #4

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Imperfection is perfection

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<Hand in hand, off we explore>

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Reflection time

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4 years old, my partner of the day. 

Besides getting some love bites from mosquitoes as a souvenir from this outdoor trip, a week of interacting with kids brings back a lot of my childhood memories. How they perceive the world, how they can just pick up earthworms, beetles, slugs, all kinds of insects without any fear, in fact triggered their curiosity and got them excited. Happiness is very simple to them.

How did I end up so timid? When was the last time I put a snail on my palm? How Chucky, and The Eye were my favorite movies and wouldn't scared me at all. And now, just the idea of the woman in black from Insidious got me .

When I was 4, I can't wait to grow up. Now that I'm an adult, I......want to be a kid forever.
不想长大,因为发现以不能保持纯洁的思想,不能像小时候那么善良. 善良变成了个选择.


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