To celebrate the 4th, myself and my roommate, Nathalie, went to Lake Okeechobee to see fireworks with the town of Pahokee and Belle Glade. While there we were able to interact with the locals and see some of the kids that came to CROS camp. We ran into Makayla, Darien and Dwayne (all siblings). They were there with their mother, little brother and little sister. Makayla was so excited to be seeing fireworks! She is a very energized little 5-year-old girl who is constantly moving, laughing and answers every question by screaming NO! Makayla's little sister was equally as vibrant, she shadowed her older sisters actions when she was with us. The older brothers, Darien and Dwayne, are both very intelligent and introverted. During camp they read constantly and were very talented at art. It's amazing how different the females and males of this family are; nevertheless, they all enjoyed the fireworks and had a lot of fun Another interesting thing, there are a ton of gators swimming in Lake Okeechobee. I was shocked and felt that the area might not be the safest place for an entire town to congregate around. The locals felt very differently, they pointed out additional gators swimming in the lake that I didn't notice and were humored by my fear of the gators.
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| Makayla yelling! |
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| Makayla laughing, I wish this wasn't blurry! |
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| Just sitting and watching. |
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| Makayla's little sister. |
