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City: NEW YORK
State: New York
Country: US
Signup Date: 1/14/2007
Friday, January 26, 2007 
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the kids did dramas today
each group put on a play about 45 minutes
some were hysterical and playful
all the kids seemed totally at ease with acting
like they were specially trained kids from a special school
but there is no training and schools of this kind for the kids
their ability comes from nature
from not having tv or resources to entertain themselves any other way
all their escape or entertainment
must come from them
this coupled with excruciatingly painful experiences is the most
fertile ground
for creativity
its that that ive seen an abundance of all week
the plays were all about things they¹ve seen and current issues in
their
village
the first was
about the LRA
they carved cap guns from wood
and depicted a scene of brutal murder in which the victims skull was
crushed
which is often the way the LRA kills its victims
another showed women seducing men and then ripping them off in their
sleep
pretty heavy stuff for 12 year olds
on this one
the village kids went nuts when the boy and the girl got in bed
together and put a sheet over themselves which represented the act
the kids hooted and hollered and laughed from a place way deep down
it was infectious
and I quickly snapped photos of the group wild with glee hands clapping
in the African air

tomorrow we leave
to kampala
i'm sad already
I want to continue this work
It¹s fulfilling in a way that i've never known before
Sharing cultures
Sharing love
And giving what I can
To these wonderful people
Has been more than a dream come true
I never dared to dream that big
Now when I return
I must keep this passion within
I must remind myself
That I am needed
To raise funds
To provide for these kids
A means of self-expression
And a way to heal trauma
That most of us
Could never imagine
3:45 AM
 
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