July 31, 2009

Though for the day: "Kocham Cie Polska!"

In the blink of an eye, here we were on the last day of this 2-week adventure with the young children of Remontowka. One more breakfast in the manor's beautiful dining room before heading to our classes one very last time. Our final moments with our classes were occupied by picture taking and one more attempt at rehearsing our presentations for the night. The final 2 periods were dedicated to the scavenger hunt. The children seemed to have enjoyed collecting rocks, asking even the youngest of us whether we had 3 grandchildren and counting the windows in the main building...

We we served a lunch, including a dessert which consisted of "sweet bread"... a contrasting difference of sweetness with Cyndi's brownies...!! We went back to Kisielany in order to finalize the packing of our luggage. Our host was anxious to serve dinner, which, arrived, oh! just a little over 2 hours after lunch! Pierogis (in their "fat" format - apologies for not knowing the name...) and crepes filled with cheese and covered with some sweet jam.

We returned to Remontowka to attend the closing show. After very warm welcomes and thank yous by the camp director, we were witness to the children's talent in theater, signing and dancing. How sweet to see the girls and the boys putting so much effort in offering a great performance! We then had a chance to showcase our classes: Ania with Old MacDonald, Kasia with Head and Shoulders, Dorota with The farmer and the Dell, Lori with Bingo, Jim (a.k.a. "the King of Dance") with the Hockey Pockey, Bruce with some Chineese and Cotton Eye Joe and Chris and Cyndi with It's a Wonderful World... It is unfortunate that techonology refused to cooperate and we really look forward to seing the slideshow... Then it was time to meet some of the parents, eat... again... grilled sausages and marshmallows and final good byes to the kids and the camp staff.... definitely a touching moment.

One last ride on the bumpy road to Kisielany and before we knew it, it was time to go back home...In the end, I think that nothing would summarize our passage to Remontowka better than: "Kocham cie Polska!"

By Nathalie