About a month ago now (wow time flies, sorta) we had an environmental camp! It was awesome and the kids were great. For me it was like a mini summer camp, but even better. These kids have never really left their towns and especially not without their families. Nor have they had the opportunity to know kids from other places. The kids were so happy, fun, energetic and BOLD! Yes, here kids are usually too embarrassed to do anything (fucking pena) and kids are very harsh on anyone who is different or does anything new. Kids are tough on each other here. But at this camp we told them that pena doesn't exist and it was a place for everyone to be themselves without judging or making fun of others. It worked!
These girls here were amazing. They made these creative outfits from recycled material and then weren't embarrassed to walk around with it. The were models in the fashion show we had at night! Hopefully, they can remember that they are beautiful and can be bold back in their communities.
