★木曜日
POSTED ON: 2009年6月18日木曜日 @ 16:55 | 0 comments
Not so much a creative title today but I wasn't sure. I am surprised that I remember the word for Thursday (lol) to be honest because I haven't revieved the days of the week in a littlw while.Anyways, the picture above is of coffee because I feel like I have needed a lot lately. Surprisingly, I have been very sparing with it though. Right now I am having some, it's nice. But, today was very good. Another rather smooth day though there was some disciplinary problems and also one of the kids in my group is being rather sensitive to another girl's kind of mean words. She was rather upset and I had to slowly coax her into speaking with me. I just explained that no matter what she could speak to me, that I would make sure she had a fun rest of the week at camp, etc. She's a very sweet girl but she is rather sensitive. Very kind to others too and minds her own bussiness. This particular girl tends to put her down, the one that tends to hang around me so she was reluctant to tell me. I think I helped her feel better in this instance, she spoke to me, stopped crying and atleast started smiling again for a little while.I am really happy that I have connected with the kids. They all seem rather comfortable with me, rather interested in the projects and very open with me. Asking me for help, telling me little stories and grabbing my hands. I am very used to this group of kids too and next week we will have a new group. It will take a little adjusting too but it's worth it. I heard quite a few goofy knock-knock jokes from Justin this morning who is speaking to me more now, he's also a great kid. He unfortunately wasn't feeling well by the end of today and I really hope he gets better. Aliyah speaks very open with me too, as well as Griffin who's a relatively mellow kid. They are an awesome group.Today during Class C, the teacher was explaining something interesting at the end. It feels strange to say again because it makes me feel cocky or unmodest but I was very embarassed. We had sometime at the end to just chill out and she explained that she needed some teens to help teacher art related classes at the center she works at in the Fall. The two other volunteers played instruments, Brass instruments and the guitar. Instantly they offered those up. She then turned to me and said:
"What about you?"
I shook my head because when I think of creative I don't think of myself.
"Come on, I know you do something creative, come on."
Again I shook my head and shyly said "No, I am really not sure.."
She then said
"No no, when I first walked into the room I connected with you. You're an artist, your hair for example, there is defenitely an artist of sorts inside of you."
It was very embarassing. I just nodded and kept saying "thank you, thank you."
Then she apologized and said "Sorry, I am just very spiritual." (laughs)
It was a huge compliment to hear such a thing and in the end I mentioned photography. She seemed very interesting and said I should get into my mind an idea for teaching a photography class in the fall. She said she would even pay us and to tell our friends as well. I am not sure if I will do it, but I might think about it. It was a nice compliment because I don't think of myself like that and she spoke about me for a good little bit.I just don't recieve many compliments like that from people, or many to begin with. It was interesting and also because of the idea of fun job, possibly..
Today I participated quite a bit in the kids projects too. They seemed to need more help and that was fun. There was also a little of interaction with my fellow volunteers which was nice too. It felt really relaxed today and less like a job. Things are becoming second nature now.Tomorrow is the last day of Session 2 and I have a mini project I was making with the kids. I'll probably make them sign it for me, so I can have something from them. It's just this little "caveman" board game.During Class B today I spoke with the teacher about teaching overseas. She thought it was a fantastic idea and recommended China because she was just there. She said they desperately needed English teachers. This makes sense, the asian countries tend to stress this, it's very important to know English. She said she prefers the more strict and stronger emphasis on schooling in China, Japan and Korea. The other junior volunteer agreed and I was happy to be around people who agreed with me. It was nice to discuss it, very nice. I feel a very strong feeling about working overseas, studying what I want to study, being with Shou and being a good teacher. I want to do all of these things no matter what it takes. The feeling grows stronger as I realize it's not impossible to do at all, I just have to work for it. Every little thing helps, everything pushes me closer to my goals.ラベル: Art Camp, session 2, volunteer
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So, you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul,
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
You learn that you really can endure,
that you really are strong, and you really do have worth.
You learn and learn, with every goodbye you learn.
Scream your name
Your thoughts, and your cries. Be nice.
Tagboard here, I like shoutmix.com. It can be 100% in width, the height you can put it as whatever. Best if the style is "wide"
★木曜日
POSTED ON: 2009年6月18日木曜日 @ 16:55 | 0 comments
Not so much a creative title today but I wasn't sure. I am surprised that I remember the word for Thursday (lol) to be honest because I haven't revieved the days of the week in a littlw while.Anyways, the picture above is of coffee because I feel like I have needed a lot lately. Surprisingly, I have been very sparing with it though. Right now I am having some, it's nice. But, today was very good. Another rather smooth day though there was some disciplinary problems and also one of the kids in my group is being rather sensitive to another girl's kind of mean words. She was rather upset and I had to slowly coax her into speaking with me. I just explained that no matter what she could speak to me, that I would make sure she had a fun rest of the week at camp, etc. She's a very sweet girl but she is rather sensitive. Very kind to others too and minds her own bussiness. This particular girl tends to put her down, the one that tends to hang around me so she was reluctant to tell me. I think I helped her feel better in this instance, she spoke to me, stopped crying and atleast started smiling again for a little while.I am really happy that I have connected with the kids. They all seem rather comfortable with me, rather interested in the projects and very open with me. Asking me for help, telling me little stories and grabbing my hands. I am very used to this group of kids too and next week we will have a new group. It will take a little adjusting too but it's worth it. I heard quite a few goofy knock-knock jokes from Justin this morning who is speaking to me more now, he's also a great kid. He unfortunately wasn't feeling well by the end of today and I really hope he gets better. Aliyah speaks very open with me too, as well as Griffin who's a relatively mellow kid. They are an awesome group.Today during Class C, the teacher was explaining something interesting at the end. It feels strange to say again because it makes me feel cocky or unmodest but I was very embarassed. We had sometime at the end to just chill out and she explained that she needed some teens to help teacher art related classes at the center she works at in the Fall. The two other volunteers played instruments, Brass instruments and the guitar. Instantly they offered those up. She then turned to me and said:
"What about you?"
I shook my head because when I think of creative I don't think of myself.
"Come on, I know you do something creative, come on."
Again I shook my head and shyly said "No, I am really not sure.."
She then said
"No no, when I first walked into the room I connected with you. You're an artist, your hair for example, there is defenitely an artist of sorts inside of you."
It was very embarassing. I just nodded and kept saying "thank you, thank you."
Then she apologized and said "Sorry, I am just very spiritual." (laughs)
It was a huge compliment to hear such a thing and in the end I mentioned photography. She seemed very interesting and said I should get into my mind an idea for teaching a photography class in the fall. She said she would even pay us and to tell our friends as well. I am not sure if I will do it, but I might think about it. It was a nice compliment because I don't think of myself like that and she spoke about me for a good little bit.I just don't recieve many compliments like that from people, or many to begin with. It was interesting and also because of the idea of fun job, possibly..
Today I participated quite a bit in the kids projects too. They seemed to need more help and that was fun. There was also a little of interaction with my fellow volunteers which was nice too. It felt really relaxed today and less like a job. Things are becoming second nature now.Tomorrow is the last day of Session 2 and I have a mini project I was making with the kids. I'll probably make them sign it for me, so I can have something from them. It's just this little "caveman" board game.During Class B today I spoke with the teacher about teaching overseas. She thought it was a fantastic idea and recommended China because she was just there. She said they desperately needed English teachers. This makes sense, the asian countries tend to stress this, it's very important to know English. She said she prefers the more strict and stronger emphasis on schooling in China, Japan and Korea. The other junior volunteer agreed and I was happy to be around people who agreed with me. It was nice to discuss it, very nice. I feel a very strong feeling about working overseas, studying what I want to study, being with Shou and being a good teacher. I want to do all of these things no matter what it takes. The feeling grows stronger as I realize it's not impossible to do at all, I just have to work for it. Every little thing helps, everything pushes me closer to my goals.ラベル: Art Camp, session 2, volunteer
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