Christmas in Kombo: Secret Santa

I cannot keep a secret…at all.  The only exception is Christmas secrets. With those I am super stealth {or at least try to be, anyways}.  When Team ExTreme decided to have a Secret Santa to celebrate our first Christmas together, I was beyond excited.  Scavenger hunts, piñatas, coupons for pest removal, gift baskets full of favorite snacks, poems, spontaneously performed raps, were some of the gifts given. Oh, and a chicken! Yes, someone received a live chicken {complete with a bow} as a present!! 

I hit the Secret Santa jackpot and received Cat, our Peace Corps Volunteer Leader {aka Mama Hen, best friend extraordinaire, dilemma dissolver, newsboy, supreme giver of hugs, an overall amazing person that I strive to be like}.  Cat is COSing (Close of Service) at the end of January so I wanted to incorporate a proper “see yah later, thanks for everything” tribute to her.  Along with pictures and captions of lessons she has taught us I had each member of Team Extreme give a personal shout out.  My gift wasn’t quite a complete secret but the finished project was an overall success and Cat was surprised! 

Brie, giver of South Dakota strong hugs and member of Team Woo, was my Secret Santa. For my gift she rewrote The Night Before Christmas set in the Gambia and read it out loud in between one of our IST sessions.