Once a pterodactyl always a pterodactyl...

 Today I went with some kids from SEGL to a 9/11 Memorial Service at the Washington Memorial. It was definitely not what I expected, but it was interesting. There were protesters from all over, democrats and replublicans...and a preacher talking about how Obama and everyone who doesn't love Jesus is going to hell. All this wasn't part of the actual service but it upset me because it took the focus off of 9/11 and onto current issues which I feel was disrespectful. We stayed for a little while, then came back where shortly after Carl Wilkens and his wife Teresa came to the house.
      Carl Wilkens was the ONLY American who chose to stay in Rwanda when the genocide started. There were 257 Americans in Rwanda at the time and they all left except for him. He stayed and helped countless Rwandans (way more than the U.S. government) which was extremely heroic, to say the least. He witnessed the horrors of the genocide firsthand and admitted to being very disappointed in the U.S. government. He said he's coped with the disappointment by re-humanizing the government and realizing that it was only a few people who made such horrible decisions. He was so cool and was in a documentary that we watched the night before called "Ghosts of Rwanda" and is also writing a book. He really inspired me and I consider him a true hero.
     After we met with Carl and his wife, we had a nice lunch and then went to a Jazz festival. Jazz isn't my forté but it was still fun, and there was good food :). We came back, and prepared for wacky tacky game night! We all dressed crazy, had chill dance parties, learned the cupid shuffle, and played mafia...in wacky tacky clothes of course! It was super cool, and we all had alot of fun! :)
    

                                                                     CANDID CARL:

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY:

                                                              A GAME OF SLOTH :)

STICK FIGHT :)

ME AND MY FRIEND ZOE MAKING WEIRD FACES :)

:)

                                                 WACKY TACKY GAME NIGHT!