On Saturday we went to a girl's bridge camp where they teach girls for six months after taking them out of "child labor" and putting them into schools at the appropriate level. I'm not really sure why they took us to this place other than the fact that it opened my eyes to the reality that child labor is still a problem in India, and this organization MVF is doing something to change that. I really enjoyed my time spent there nonetheless because we got to play with the girls and teach them some of our typical childhood games, and they shared some of their dancing and songs with us.
After eating lunch a group of us started playing volleyball in a circle, and I had the best time showing some of the girls how to properly hold your hands to hit the volleyball. Then when they had the courage to do it, it made me feel so proud when they stepped up and hit the ball. One girl even gave me a high five whenever we would hit the ball well.
Afterwards, even though we only spent a couple of hours with the girls, I felt like I forged a real connection with a couple of the girls, and it was hard for me to say goodbye because I knew I would never see them again.
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