October 18, 2007 (Day 6)

We got up around 7 AM because we had a performance later at about ten. We went and ate breakfast at the Flame Tree and then went back to Fielding and Jacqueline’s living room and practiced for a little bit before we went to actually do our performances. A little before ten we went down to Youth to Youth. Our first group was specifically for the CoOp Middle School and a few invited VIP’s, such as Senator Tomaki Juda, Jack Niedenthal, Jim Plasman and a few others. The performance went fairly well considering that it was for a group of school kids. After our performance we handed out pins and pens to everyone and thanked them for coming. An elderly woman named Lily came up and personally thanked us and asked us to write our names down for her. Then I ran into another woman who greatly appreciated our performance and she gave me a flower made from dried pandanus leaves, it was very generous of her. After our performance we left for a while and went to Bikini Town Hall and met with Jack Niedenthal and interviewed him there. We also went and checked out the Rongalap Town Hall, it was right next door. The afternoon seemed to fly by and before we knew it we headed back to Youth to Youth for our performance. Our second performance was at 6 PM; this one was an open invitation to all community members. While Shelby and I were practicing outside we met two teachers from Ejit Island, they were very nice people and they seemed genuinely interested in our project. Then we saw Scott Stege, and he said that he had enjoyed our performance that morning. Then our time came and we went inside as Jacqueline and Fielding introduced us. This time the performance was a lot longer because Youth to Youth performed songs in between every drama piece. After everything was over we got up on stage and sang with Youth to Youth. They taught a song that they sang both in Marshallese and in English so that we could sing along as well.
(Together we can make a difference, together we can change our lands. As we all join our hands, it’s a miracle. We can make a difference, together we can.)
The nuclear club had attended this performance and they invited us out to dinner at the Marshall Islands Resort. Mary Silk, the head of the club, drove us down and introduced us to everyone in the club. Shelby and I sat down at a table full of girls while Fielding and Jacqueline sat at the other table next to us. We had a great time talking to all of them and getting to know each other. We talked a lot about the differences in our cultures and it really was a great night.