As mentioned in the first blog entry, our students are going to upload blog entries periodically. The first student to do so is Stephanie Caulo. Since she is having difficulty uploading the picture she'd like to accompany this blog, I'll post a few on her behalf.
In Stephanie's words: Kralupy was a wonderful and enriching experience for us all. We all took part in the event by volunteering during the rugby tournament by helping with the arts and crafts table, parking cars, taking scores of the game, regulating the trampoline and most of all on looking and learning the fundamentals of rugby. During the tournament the children displayed an overwhelming amount of strength and strong will as they would fall and get back up with courage and get back into the game even after a few tears. Before the games they would do synchronized drills together and express their eagerness and excitement to play the game against their opponent. Even though there was a language barrier between us and the children through body language we were able to communicate effectively. The rugby players were very well mannered and eager to find out who we were, and many would even offer a hug and take a picture with us. This event was very fun and as we return Kralupy throughout this week we hope to meet and integrate Roma children into this fun and wonderful rugby club in Kralupy which will give them the opportunity they might not otherwise have.
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