Ymca Descriptive Writing

During the spring break of my sophomore year of high school, I was given the opportunity to volunteer with A.E Finley YMCA. I had been going to the YMCA since I could talk and walk, and I was thrilled to be given the opportunity. However, this wasn’t normal volunteering at the YMCA 2 miles down the road, it was a volunteer mission trip in Lima, Peru. At that point in my life, I never even thought about anywhere outside of Raleigh. I had been to Pittsburgh, PA to visit family, but that was the extent to my travels. Least to say, I was extremely excited and nervous to be leaving the country and volunteering for a week. At the time of the volunteer trip, I was oblivious to the numerous amounts of globalization that was unfolding around me. The amount of time and planning, and groundwork it must have taken our leaders to create and build relationships with the YMCA in Peru. The coordination between language differences as well as cultural differences. The YMCA trip brought together people from all over the triangle. I knew no one. Luckily, I had a met a girl from Cary and we became friends throughout the entire trip. As we entered Lima, Peru we were greeted by Peruvians who worked at the YMCA in Lima, Peru. The three leaders easily and quickly became our guides and communicators throughout the city. On the second day, we spent the day volunteering at a local orphanage. As YMCA kids, we knew tons and tons of cheers, songs, and games to play with the kids. However, the children in the orphanage taught us a few games and songs of their own. The intercultural exchange of ideas a little and futile as songs and …show more content…
A rough translation of the YMCA of Lima’s mission statement is “ To design, build and encourage initiatives that favor the permanence of the ACJ within the Christian” (Mision y