And then there were two...

Ok so I am officially a horrible blogger. I think my last post was sometime in my 2nd week here, and unbelievably, I am now about to enter my 9th and final week here in the Delta. I am completely confounded that this summer is wrapping up. It is especially surreal because everyone except for Kimi and has left, so I am in limbo. Part of me in is reflection mode thinking about the whole summer and preparing to leave, but I still have a week left with my students.
Last night was our awards ceremony at the Freedom Project. We presented certificates of completion, class awards and LEAD awards (one each for Love, Education, Action and Discipline).
In addition to giving out the awards, we were lucky enough to meet one of the founders who came for the awards night, Shawn Raymond, we gave staff remarks about the summer and the students surprised us with their own homemade awards for the staff. (I got most talented!).
We also wanted to give the students something to remember the summer by, so we made a mix CD with a song dedicated to each individual. The gift we are most excited about though is we are giving each student a book. The past few days have been hectic and choosing the right book for each student was a large part of that, but we are really excited because we got to pick a book that we felt really spoke to each individual student.
I'm not even going to try and make this a final wrap-up, reflection post, because A) I'm not leaving yet, I still have the Civil War trip next week and B) I won't be good at it.
I will say that so far, this summer has been one of the most intense, immersive and absolutely unforgettable experiences of my life.