A post from Mack:My sponsored child (teen) Wilson was the first to see and greet me outside of Zizima Water Park. He came over and gave me a hug, and took the bags I was carrying and loaded them into the CI van for me. That was the highlight of our day together, lol.
At fourteen, I guess Wilson considered himself too old to hang out and play with his sponsor. He wasn't too old to want his picture taken with Zizima's monkey mascot, at least, but after we entered the park, I didn't see much of Wilson. I dragged him down one waterslide with me, but he was primarily interested in being wherever Darwin's sister was. Oh well, they gotta grow up sometime, right? I showed Wilson that I approved of his relationship with the girl by taking a series of photographs with them posing together. I don't know if they'd just met that day or if they knew each other from school, since they live in the same basic area.
At lunchtime, I went over and sat down next to Wilson. I wanted to ask him about his likes and dislikes when it came to mailing him stuff. Of course, he couldn't understand my questions. I know the words, but a lot people still can't make out my meaning through my accent and bad pronunciation. So, I asked Irene to come over and translate.
I found out what music Wilson listens to and what kind of books he likes to read. Next, I asked what sort of items he'd most want to receive in packages. When he couldn't come up with an answer, I told him, "If you don't think of something, I'll just send underwear." That threat made his whole family laugh. Wilson still balked at asking for anything (why aren't American kids so content with what they already have?), so Irene said, "Okay, you'll have to send the underwear."
At fourteen, I guess Wilson considered himself too old to hang out and play with his sponsor. He wasn't too old to want his picture taken with Zizima's monkey mascot, at least, but after we entered the park, I didn't see much of Wilson. I dragged him down one waterslide with me, but he was primarily interested in being wherever Darwin's sister was. Oh well, they gotta grow up sometime, right? I showed Wilson that I approved of his relationship with the girl by taking a series of photographs with them posing together. I don't know if they'd just met that day or if they knew each other from school, since they live in the same basic area.
At lunchtime, I went over and sat down next to Wilson. I wanted to ask him about his likes and dislikes when it came to mailing him stuff. Of course, he couldn't understand my questions. I know the words, but a lot people still can't make out my meaning through my accent and bad pronunciation. So, I asked Irene to come over and translate.
I found out what music Wilson listens to and what kind of books he likes to read. Next, I asked what sort of items he'd most want to receive in packages. When he couldn't come up with an answer, I told him, "If you don't think of something, I'll just send underwear." That threat made his whole family laugh. Wilson still balked at asking for anything (why aren't American kids so content with what they already have?), so Irene said, "Okay, you'll have to send the underwear."
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