After introducing ourselves, the girls were immediately interested in playing a variety of games, dancing (they love to dance!), and just having fun. Despite just meeting us, the girls and our team alike had a great time. After lunch, our team, the girls, and Benny's family all headed to the movie theater at the local mall to watch Pacific Rim 2 (interesting movie choice haha). The craziest thing though: this was the FANCIEST theater I've ever been to in my life! They had reclining seats, a desk, a food menu, and a personal waiter/waitress to take our orders! I wish I had a took a picture of the actual theater. Anyways, the girls and most of our team had a great time!
The rest of the night consisted of staying home, having dinner, and debriefing about today back at home. We ordered some pizza from a legit Italian place that was very satisfying!
I wish I could share some pictures from The Well, but we can't due to privacy reasons! Instead, here's a picture of us at the Cathedral yesterday!
Reflection:
Today was definitely kind of intimidating at first. I remember thinking to myself on the car ride there. There were a lot of what if's going on in my mind and it was hard to stay calm because I didn't know exactly what I was supposed to do. Still, despite the language barrier, I found myself enjoying every moment of today's time. You could tell that the girls were so genuine because they were so happy just to see us and I quickly realized that I didn't need to bring anything special except my time to make a difference in their lives. I remember hearing from others that the girls have a false view of men because of the abuse they've gone through, and every moment that we smile and spend time with them goes a long way in changing that narrative and fixing their knowledge of what love really is.
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