Day Off in Casper, WY

June 30, 2009

Today we had the day off in Casper, WY and it was amazing with a 10:15 am wake up! This was the latest wake up we will have the entire journey! The team enjoyed lunch at the Boys and Girls Club in Casper where we performed the "Kids on the Block" puppet show. I was the character "Brenda" in the puppet routine. "Brenda" is a girl who talks to her friend "Ronaldo" who is blind. The puppet show teaches children how to interact with peers who have disabilities. We strive to highlight the individuals abilities instead of disabilities. After performing the puppet show, we took a bike ride with the kids through the park. We taught them about bicycle safety.

This afternoon I went and got my hair cut at a local barber shop that only had one chair. The shop was a cowboy theme and the barber was decked out in cowboy gear from a cowboy hat to cowboy boots!

For dinner we met with the Arc of Casper County for another friendship visit. We interacted with adults and children who had disabilities. We enjoyed playing kickball, wiffle ball, and taking pictures.

Tonight, a group of us started to learn sign language. We decided to buy a sign language book a couple of days ago and we are working on learning the basic signs so that we can communicate with the individuals at our friendship visits who are deaf. I am looking forward to learning this unique communication as the trip progresses.