So, tonight was the final fireside held by the 11 youth from Project Badi who have been in Murfreesboro (which is about 30 minutes from Nashville) for the past two weeks. These youth have sacrificed a full month out of there fun-filled summer to do service projects throughout Florida (Gainesville, Tampa, West Palm, and Ft. Lauderdale) and Nashville. There are a total of 55 youth who are participating in Project Badi, and who started their journey a little over three weeks ago when they traveled to West Palm, FL, to start their training. During the first week, the youth all remained together in West Palm to learn how to conduct Reading Circles, which are small tutoring circles conducted in low-income neighborhoods and are aimed at helping children with their reading skills. The children who participate are also taught such principles as love, honesty, respect, truthfulness, and many other virtues. After that first week, they all split and are sent to different regions...and we were blessed with 11 of the finest! I might be a little biased in my opinion, but oh well...I love these guys! I am sad to say that tomorrow is their last day here, and my last day to see some of the youth that I have grow to adore over the past year. They are holding a performance tomorrow night at the Bahai Center (they do skits, a rap, some puppet shows...MAJOR entertainment) and I am sure I will shed some tears. These youth are strong, radiant, and the amount of love that flows from them is something that is undeniable. They love everyone, unconditionally...and you can feel that just by being around them. THAT is hard to find. I admire them, and they are the essence of what I hope my children will be.
So, tonight was the final fireside held by the 11 youth from Project Badi who have been in Murfreesboro (which is about 30 minutes from Nashville) for the past two weeks. These youth have sacrificed a full month out of there fun-filled summer to do service projects throughout Florida (Gainesville, Tampa, West Palm, and Ft. Lauderdale) and Nashville. There are a total of 55 youth who are participating in Project Badi, and who started their journey a little over three weeks ago when they traveled to West Palm, FL, to start their training. During the first week, the youth all remained together in West Palm to learn how to conduct Reading Circles, which are small tutoring circles conducted in low-income neighborhoods and are aimed at helping children with their reading skills. The children who participate are also taught such principles as love, honesty, respect, truthfulness, and many other virtues. After that first week, they all split and are sent to different regions...and we were blessed with 11 of the finest! I might be a little biased in my opinion, but oh well...I love these guys! I am sad to say that tomorrow is their last day here, and my last day to see some of the youth that I have grow to adore over the past year. They are holding a performance tomorrow night at the Bahai Center (they do skits, a rap, some puppet shows...MAJOR entertainment) and I am sure I will shed some tears. These youth are strong, radiant, and the amount of love that flows from them is something that is undeniable. They love everyone, unconditionally...and you can feel that just by being around them. THAT is hard to find. I admire them, and they are the essence of what I hope my children will be.
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