Tam was very excited to attend a day of volunteer with Angelique at the Child Care Program during lunch time within Colin's school. We put on our bright yellow vests and awaited the bells to ring warning us that the herds of children will be coming our way! Tam was excited but nervous as she doesn't speak fluent Dutch yet but to her surprise the children were very interested in her. When outside supervising the children in our group (Gr. 3 children) there was a little boy laying in the sun. Tam asked the little boy "How's the sun-tanning?" The little boy looked at Tam with a puzzled look on his face and said to her "Speak Nederlands." Tam replied "I'm sorry I only speak Engels." He got up and smiled at Tam and we continued to go inside so the children could eat. One little girl asked "Are you from Turkey?" Tam said "No I am from Canada." The same little boy Tam encountered outside asked "Where is Canada?" We pulled up the World Map and showed the children where I live and another child replied "How long does it take to get to Canada?" Tam replied "9.5 hours by plane." The same boy asked "Can you a take a boat?" Angelique translated to the boy that is takes longer by a boat but it is possible. Tam asked the children "What can you say in English?" One little girl said "Yes, no, hello, how are you?" Another boy said "One, two, three....ten." And the little comedian (the boy from earlier) said "I'm sexy and you know it!" Tam instantly started laughing and enjoyed the answer, very creative. Another boy said "Your sexy and you know it" and the comedian came up and said "Your not sexy," and started laughing after saying it. Of course, all Tam could do was laugh, and thought to herself children really do SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS. Guess that's why Tam loves working with kids, they are always full of surprises.
Thanks Angelique for letting me be a volunteer for the day, I really enjoyed it!
Love From
Tam in Deventer, Holland
and Patty too :)
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