Today was interestingly fun. After spending the morning doing desk work, M and I went to the church to play with the kids since they had a half-day. For information, the schools here go until five in the evening and because of that, they give the kids a half day on Wednesdays. Doing this, I did not expect the kids to be fond of a new person as it is in my culture "Stranger Danger", but they looked at me as if I were not a stranger but a friend. We played games, told stories, played some more, went on a scavenger hunt, ate a snack, and then finished out by playing. All of this happened and one boy, N, had chosen me. Now, if you follow me on Facebook, then you will recall me saying that Zurich has twelve districts and how I lived in district 12. Well, in the instance of N seeking me out, I could not tell if it was me volunteering as tribute or if it was the quarter quell and I was Katniss (she was the only one to be picked from her bowl), I believe it is the latter. Now, this is not to say that it was bad to be chosen by him (and the rest of the group as the hours continued), this is just to show humor in a sincere moment. From the moment N chose me to whenever I leave, I will be forever known as Jacky Jack to these kids, and, yes, those kids are my crazy bunch. When I had to do some errands around the town, they were still playing outside and they saw me. They would run up to me and ask for high-fives, hugs, and then they would dance to saying "Jacky Jack". It is a good feeling. This may or may not have boosted my ego, which probably doesn't need to be boosted, but it felt great!
Tomorrow, I have meetings and then a special trip into the RLD tomorrow night.
Until then, God Bless y'all!!
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