Our week is coming to an end

The week was coming to an end. Someone from the Belarus government interviewed a few of us for one of their local papers.

There were a few more fun competitions in the morning. Things like 3-legged soccer dribble,  ball stretcher carrying, running under the hurdles balancing a tennis ball, and leap frog jumping. These were incredibly fun too.

Team U.S.A.

Later we dressed in our blue blazers (uniforms) to present our newspaper. We had a poster, with a slideshow background. We ended up winning an “informational” award. 

Each of the groups did something very different for their presentations.

Poland

Russia

Kazakhstan

South Korea

Armenia

There was more dancing at night and relaxing with new friends. 

On the left, Delanie and I sang "Belarus Maya" in Russian during the closing ceremonies.

We also had a question and answer session with the Minister. The leaders from each country also were on the stage to answer questions that anyone may have had.

Many of the kids asked David (with Silvia translating) questions (even more than they asked the minister). Questions like: "What kinds of things did your team do to prepare for the program before coming?", or "Did you like having the Belarusians visit you in America?", and "Would you be willing to have more in the future?".
 


Following the program, the adults went to dinner with the minister, while the kids enjoyed fireworks. 

It's going to be hard to say goodbye

Everyone is signing Jordan's shirt

So the competition is almost over. I loved the fact that we could meet kids from all around the world, and make friends that could possibly last a lifetime. I also found it extremely interesting that we could see very famous and well known sights in a different country with a different culture and language. I loved learning about the different cultures and differences of the other kids that were there. 

Sunday morning was time to say goodbye, and give away the last of our U.S. gifts. 

We were completely exhausted, but we had such an amazing time.