1. Provide technical assistance to a host country when requested.
2. Teach people in that country about the US and its culture and values.
3. Teach people in the US about the culture and values of the country of service.
As part of our "third goal" responsibilities, Patti and I spoke to Will's class about our experience in Kenya. Will proudly showed everyone where Kenya was on a map.
We spent part of the morning speaking about how kids in Kenya do many of the same things that they do, but differently. We read a children's book about the Maasai, sang a children's song in Swahili, and brought plenty of our animal photos for the kids to take home. We also showed how some kids in Kenya get to school matatu-style.
Patrick and friends finished making a soccer ball out of old plastic bags. It honestly turned out better than we expected but we really needed another 20-30 bags because it's only a little bigger than a softball now.
Will and mommy separated all of the animals into "Africa" and "not Africa" piles. Will was so proud that we both co-oped that day - the smile you see here never left his face. It was so touching to hear him telling his friends "that's my daddy" and "that's my mommy" when we were doing anything.
