All the kids at the YWCA were so fun to work with. It was
hard to pick just one child to work with, especially because they all wanted to
talk to you as well. However, I feel like I did interact more with a girl named
Jaylene and a boy named Israel. They were both brilliant kids and were exciting
to work with.
Jaylene is
eight years old. When I first met her, we talked about things she likes to do
and her favorite subjects in school. She mentioned that she loved to read. When
I asked her what her favorite book was, she said: “I don’t know, nobody has
ever asked me that before.” She thought about the question very hard until she
said she liked to read Disney princess books. When we started working together
with the kids, I tried to work with Jaylene so that we could read together. I
was only able to work with her one day. However, she was part of the group we
read to as an activity. She is a very smart kid with a lot of potential.
Israel is
also eight years old. He is very energetic, loves sports, but is not very
excited about school. He mentioned that he enjoyed math, but that was the only
thing he was good at. Whenever I was Israel, he wanted to play games. We had
fun together and at the same time we had time to talk. He was very comfortable
opening up and talking about himself. I tried to not get too personal with him,
but he just spoke his mind. One thing that impacted me the most about Israel,
is that his father is not with him and his family. While at the YWCA, he really
looks after his younger twin brothers, which showed that he has an extra
responsibility.
I really
enjoyed working with all the kids. Jaylene and Israel are just two of the
children who made an impact. I am thankful that they are in a place like the
YWCA, where they have somewhere to go after school or on days they do not have
school. They can still go there and engage their minds, use up their energy,
and interact with other kids as well.
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