Global Awareness day here at Kivu is an incredibly cool experience that has the potential to change the perspective teenagers have on the world. It's a day in which all campers and staff get placed in a country, receive a background that corresponds with that country, and then live in that simulated lifestyle for the day. From Boulder, CO to Haiti people experienced drastically different schedules, economic prosperity, and even eating habits. At the end of the day the hope is that campers will be able to experience both good parts and bad parts of each life. For example, the people from Bronxville have all the money they need, but their schedules are packed to the brim and they never get a chance to experience much
community or simple joy in the day. In contrast, Rwandans are economically disadvantaged, but have plenty of free time to enjoy each other and build rich relationships. During the debrief after dinner, campers pull critical ideas from the day and get a chance to share them with the rest of camp. It's always amazing to hear some of the things that they learn!
Nicaraguans coming back from drawing water at "the well"
Boulderites taking a little break to go mountain bike.
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