It has been a really long, but very fun week. Everyday we leave for the farm at 7:30am and come back at 4:30pm. Every group here has been working really hard on their projects. My group has gotten to really interact with the families and it has been super rewarding. I have gotten opportunities to play with the children and that has been so fun for me! It is so funny because no matter what race you are, or what language you speak, there are some things that universal. A simple smile goes a long way with these people and they are so welcoming to us. It is funny because once we get the kids to warm up to us we start to play games with them like duck duck goose or soccer and they have such a fun time. The best is when I start to take pictures, the kids go crazy! They love to have their pictures taken and when I would show them the picture I just took they just light up with so much joy.
Oh yeah forgot to mention, We have had a camera crew and a couple Deans from the University of Arkansas come out to Mozambique to tag along for the week... They are here to interview us and take a lot of footage of our trip. This is to help promote our program and help show others what exactly we are doing and what we have been working on here in Africa. We weren't exactly thrilled at first to hear they would be spending the week with us, but as the week went on we became more accepting and thought about the big picture and felt better about them spending the week with us. It really wasn't so bad after all.
During the week my team was able to finish 30 surveys of New Horizons employees and then we began surveying people of the villages that did not work for New Horizons. We were very proud of how fast and efficient our team has really been working and getting things done. I'm really lucky to be on the Micronutrient team with 5 other amazing girls. Our team Lead is Maggie Jo Hansen, then theres Paige, Jess, Katelyn, Craig and myself! We are a very close team and really work well together :)
Oh yeah forgot to mention, We have had a camera crew and a couple Deans from the University of Arkansas come out to Mozambique to tag along for the week... They are here to interview us and take a lot of footage of our trip. This is to help promote our program and help show others what exactly we are doing and what we have been working on here in Africa. We weren't exactly thrilled at first to hear they would be spending the week with us, but as the week went on we became more accepting and thought about the big picture and felt better about them spending the week with us. It really wasn't so bad after all.
During the week my team was able to finish 30 surveys of New Horizons employees and then we began surveying people of the villages that did not work for New Horizons. We were very proud of how fast and efficient our team has really been working and getting things done. I'm really lucky to be on the Micronutrient team with 5 other amazing girls. Our team Lead is Maggie Jo Hansen, then theres Paige, Jess, Katelyn, Craig and myself! We are a very close team and really work well together :)