Friday, March 16, 2012

A day in the Life of a Roving Caregiver Global Volunteer


It is Friday which means Team Building Day at the library!  Gabby and I have been anxiously awaiting this day, because we are the “expert” presenters, for the entire day from 9:30am to 2:30pm.  We both had a restless night, a frantic morning throwing together our visual aids, consisting of magazine cutouts and cereal boxes and a cardboard box salvaged by Warren, and with markers, glue and imagination it all came together at 9 am!  Like most things you worry and stress about we had an amazingly great fun day, with laughter, giggles and actual learning!!

Our fearless leader Lucy and 6 caregivers graciously engaged in our icebreakers.  First they answered “If you had a magic wand what would you change……?  Interesting answers, and then Gabby had the girls laughing so hard they were falling off their chairs.  No further comment.  Gabby did a great presentation on creative snacks encouraging parent/child interaction, followed by the caregivers making apple/peanut butter lady bugs. 

I followed with a talk on nutrition and tried very hard to make it interesting.  The young caregivers were so attentive and eager to learn, all in a successful day in Anse La Raye.

- Laurie

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