Day One

July 14th, 2003

 

 

 It's the first day!  Each villager had to go through customs upon arrival.  Customs includes attendance, turning in money at the bank, getting a new name, contraband, and checking in with the nurse.

Caitlin and Molly put together a puzzle with Harrison and Frank.

Becky makes sure Stella's health records are up-to-date.

We play soccer while waiting for new villagers to finish customs.

Mary is really happy to be getting a new Concordia Language Village passport!!

Molly helps Ryan pick out a new English name.

Villagers go through the line and meet with Kate (Attendance), Andrew (Banker), and Julia (English Names/Room Assignments).

When the bus from Minneapolis arrived, the staff was overwhelmed with nervous but enthusiastic new villagers!

Molly shows Bart and Will what CLV is about: Peace. : )

The kids are excited to pick out new American names and to find out where they'll be living over the next two weeks.

Our evening program for the night included the human knot activity.  It was a blast!

 

The first day was very successful!  Both villagers and staff went to bed exhausted but happy.