We've got another late morning today, and I finally have a chance to sit down and write.
Yesterday morning I was out the door before 6:30 a.m. and on my way to a middle school about 30 minutes from where I've been staying. If you've ever driven around Seattle you know that it's a sprawling city with huge suburbs and lots of commuter traffic. You can easily drive for an hour or two before you ever reach the city center. Needless to say, we've only been to the city once.
The kids performed at a middle school yesterday morning, one with over 1,000 students. I imagine it was a little overwhelming for the Matsiko kids at first, but they soon got into it and did not mind in the least. The students completely got into the performance, waving their hands, clapping, and even giving a standing ovation... and then a <i>stomping</i> ovation at the end. The Matsiko kids were treated like celebrities for the first time signing arms and T-shirts with permanent marker. Everyone wanted to see them, talk to them, hug them. They never wanted to leave!!
Of course, leave we did, but I'm sure the Matsiko kids are already anticipating their next school event. We all stuck around the school through lunch so we could sell some of our merchandise – jewelry, bags, hats and decorations from Uganda, Liberia, India and Peru. The students (especially the girls) loved it!!
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