Day Three: Success!

Today we woke up feeling a little sleepy but excited for what the day would bring! In the morning, we returned to Lutheran Services of Georgia and spent a few hours in an ESL class with several refugee adults (and a couple of adorable kids!) playing games and speaking English with the clients. Some of the clients came from countries such as Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, and others. We talked about our similarities and differences, listened to the refugees share where they came from, and played two rounds of Simon Says in which a 9 year old from the DRC proved to be the true champion! It was a great experience for us all to meet such a diverse group of people and converse with them.

We had a nice lunch break before heading back to the after school program, so we took advantage of being in downtown Atlanta. It soon became the hunt for some good chicken for lunch! Some people ventured into Georgia State University and found a Chick Fil-A, while another group found Gus' Famous Fried Chicken. The rest of the time was spent exploring different parts of downtown Atlanta and taking in all the city has to offer.

This afternoon, we returned to Inspire and got to see the refugee students once again. We worked with them on making "boats" out of straws and tape. The objective was to be able to make a boat that could hold 25 pennies and float in a bucket of water for at least 10 seconds. It was fun to see what they came up with! We then spent the rest of the time helping students with homework, and leading small groups of students in "Reader's Theater" in which they practiced lines in a play and performed it for the group. All in all, it was another wonderful day! We are learning a lot about everything that refugees have to do and learn when they come to the United States. Until next time!