Recycling is Cool!

The workshop today was on environmental awareness and the benefits of recycling.  The day started off with a bang as we taught the 30 some odd girls the Soulja Boy dance.  There really isn't a better transition into trash than dancing to Soulja Boy.  My favorite part of the workshop was when we were discussing recycling.  Side note:  There is no recycling in La Boquilla and so everyone just throws everything together and it is all brought to the dump.  So with this in mind we spoke about recycling in terms of how products can be reused opposed to being thrown away.  As we spoke about what you can do with plastic bags one girl claimed, "make a dress."  Soon enough this answer was getting thrown out there for all sorts of different products.  Girls claimed to have dresses made from plastic bags, bags of water (that is how water is consumed on the coast), and two liter soda bottles.  Although I have never seen a recycled dress, I can only assume that it will be all the rage with the elementary school girls of La Boquilla next season.  I will keep everyone posted.

Dance of the Day: the Soulja Boy

Quote of the Day:  During the discussion on recycling, we were asking the girls how they could reuse certain products.  When the subject got changed to batteries, my friend said that you can take your used batteries into the city and dispose of them at a grocery store.  One of the girls though he was asking a question and just said, "No!"  We had to then tell her that this was not a question, but indeed a fact and all of the other girls had a good laugh.

Also I think this may have been the best day yet!

During a skit where I was given a red card for littering while playing soccer.9