Girls' Weekend a Success!

After numerous cancellations for my girls' weekend, due to the cholera outbreak in Haiti and consolidation because of Hurricane Tomas, my girls' weekend FINALLY happened last weekend! Fifteen girls from my town participated, along with four from Las Plancetas (PCV Alexis), three from Janico (PCV Jean), four from Imbert (PCV Amanda) and one from Manzanillo (PCV Ayra). Our fair leader Alison also came to help everything run smoothly. The girls' gave charlas (presentations) about self-esteem, the environment and HIV/AIDS. We had a community trash clean-up followed by swimming and relaxing Eddy's beautiful house and pool. We all slept on the cement floors in the clubhouse of one of the mother's groups in my town. Amanda also gave an awesome charla about planning the future, and Alison talked to the girls about being on a national committee to help promote girls' groups throughout all of the DR. Francia, my doña, cooked all the meals for us, which was no simple task. Overall, it was a great, successful weekend and I can't say thank you enough to Francia, Alison, Arya, Amanda, Jean and Alexis for helping me out with everything.


Here are some pictures...

Ambar (from La Caya) talking about why it's important we were all together for the weekend... to be strong, awesome women of course. Arya, holding the poster.

The girls drawing different situations about what will happen if we don't take care of the environment.

A group presenting their environment posters.

The girls enjoying Eddy's pool.

Amanda's talk about 'planning your future.'

The girls listening, talking, participating.

All the girls with their certificates at the end of the weekend.

Me and my girls from La Caya