Daraja through Andy’s Eyes
I have been volunteering at Daraja Academy for 8 months now (since October ‘08). I started out just cleaning and doing some simple renovations, but I’ve now moved onto teaching and doing anything else that is needed of me. I’m just as passionate about this school now as I was when I first arrived here, but I’m always amazed at the energy level of our short term volunteers. Not just the energy that they possess, but also the energy they create amongst our students and staff.
Every volunteer brings their own talents, experiences, and personality to Daraja to share with our girls and our girls love it. Whether it is a four-day soccer camp/painting water-color landscapes of the campus, playing improv games, or writing poetry. Our students give it their best effort and have a blast doing it! And our students share right back.
Our girls are able to open up to our volunteers and share their life stories—the funny, the sad, the everyday occurrences that make these girls special. It really touches the volunteers who have been here. They form close friendships so quickly; it truly is amazing. And it’s truly a heartbreaking sight watching two best friends say goodbye. They may have only known each other for a week or two, but it has felt like years to them. Though it is a sad moment, both are happy to have had the other in their life, knowing that they will never be the same afterwards. It is especially remarkable knowing that without Daraja Academy they would foreverl be distant strangers.
Yes, I have been at Daraja Academy for quite some time. Yes, I am very homesick. Yes, I miss my family, my girlfriend, my friends. But no, there is no place I’d rather be. This is a special place with wonderful people helping incredible girls achieve a brighter future. Daraja means bridge, and I am but one bridge. Will you be another?
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Jun 27th, 2009
