I started a youth club at the beginning of October. We have weekly meetings for girls ages 12-20 years held at the CSB. Two ACs each week help me plan and carry out the meetings. So far we have talked about communication skills, decision-making skills, and self-esteem. As the weeks go on and trust is built among the group, we will talk more about women's health and birth control since many of the girls have questions about these topics. The meetings have gone very well and everyone seems to have fun! However, many of my games are difficult to explain in Malagasy and the girls struggle to understand me. My AC will then re-explain it and adjust it so that it's easier to play. There was one week in which three 9 year old girls came to the club. I was glad that they wanted to participate but I had to adjust some of the content. We were supposed to talk about teen pregnancy that day but I cut that out and we talk about future goals instead. The youth club meetings never go quite how I expect but that is what Peace Corps is about: adjusting yourself to meet the needs of your community.
You know you're a PCV when
-You hate the soda 'bon bon anglais' and avoid sitting by it at events
-You are used to roughly 30 flies buzzing around any building at any given time
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