Boys And Girls Club Summer Camp

The kids have been attending the Boys and Girls Club in Caizan for two
weeks. We go twice a week because it is a really windy, 25 minute ride
down the mountain. The scenery is beautiful though. Right now it is considered "summer" in Panama, so the kids are out of school and the club is doing a summer camp.

_{Playing a fun balloon trivia game.}

The camp involves doing a short Bible study, English class and then a
competition outside. I helped the kids out for the first few days by
translating in their classes since everything is done in Spanish.
Thankfully the teachers and helpers know a little English, so this
really helps, but I want my kids to learn Spanish.

_{My kids definitely stand out, but the Panamanian kids are slowly beginning to try to talk to them!}

In the English class, they go over body parts, colors, numbers, days of
the week, months, directions, etc. A lot of basic vocabulary. I am
hoping that my kids will pick up on some of the Spanish meanings for
these as they hear both languages. So far, they are doing okay!

_{A fun water game they played on a warm afternoon!}

Their favorite part is the competition that happens right before we
leave. There is usually some type of obstacle course that some of the
kids do that leads to a big event at the end. They have done a
tug-of-war a few times and the kids always end up screaming and having a
great time.

_{Tug-of-War is serious business!}

One part of the competition that is a new thing to me was this game
pictured below. The kids had to tie a string around their waist. Then on
the end of the string was a nail. They had to squat down and get the
nail directly into the mouth of a Coke bottle without using their hands.
It was a pretty good game to watch and looked like fun to do as well!

_{A fun competition game of getting the nail in the Coke bottle!}

We have only spent four days with these kids at the summer camp and they
are already opening up to us. Now, it is just time for us to learn
their names!