Yesterday myself and 10 or so other Surge teammates went to a juvenile correctional facility in Salem. It was a little bit intimidating with the security and such. In the end it was fun though. We played soccer with about a dozen of the "kids" mixing in with them and playing light. At halftime we introduced ourselves, where we are from, what schools we go/went to some funny soccer stories. At the end Connor gave his testimony, we said bye to the guys and left. A believe another group of Surge guys went today as well.
Which reminds me, I never wrote about the elementary school (the above picture is the elementary school, not the juvenile correctional facility ;). Two weeks before Germany/Austria, we went to Swegel Elementary School 3 days each week. Swegel is a lower-income school in Salem. We read to the kids, had them read to us and played with them on the playground. We had a mix of soccer games and just playing "coaches vs. kids". The 3rd graders were the best group. We had a good rivalry with them. These pictures tell the whole story.
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