Hi all,
Today Abbas, Abdul and I went to play soccer at the Center at 5:00 pm. Professor Blau informed us when we arrived that a lot of kids had played earlier in the day, so we were prepared to not have that many participants. Our anticipations were correct - no kids came to play soccer but we did have 1 older man play for a few minutes with us... and we had a small crowd watching from the steps of 3 of the buildings around the soccer area. We felt like some of them wanted to participate but were too shy to ask, or didn't know if we wanted any other players. So we have decided to make a large poster to hang on the tree in the area where the soccer goals are that will invite people to come and play. Hopefully this will increase the number of players in our soccer matches and help individuals who want to play overcome their hesitations. We will bring the poster to class on Monday and it will be kept at the center for use by students who go to participate in soccer in the future. When you go to the center to get the soccer balls make sure to take the sign out with you and hang it on the tree (we're putting string on it). Overall it was a fun day. It was my first time at the center, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's very inviting and there are pictures up of past visitors and events at the center. If you have any more ideas on how to get more people involved with soccer, or to spread the word, let us know!
- Natalie C
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Yesterday, July 11 at 4pm me and a few other enthusiastic students from class played soccer. Unfortunately, the kids played prior to our arrival. However, I did have fun talking with my fellow classmates and learning about each other majors and aspirations. Professor Blau also played soccer with us, which was very exciting. In fact, it was my second time at the center and I am already looking forward for the next time.
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ReplyDeleteI was one of the lucky students that played soccer earlier in the day at around noon time. We played soccer, tag, Duck Duck Goose and we raced with Burmese children. It was really eye-opening to see how children from different cultures are raised. The children we played with were extremely attached to us. If I remember correctly, I think I played with David and Kimberly.
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