“Nothing ever goes my way!” we, as teenagers, sometimes like to think. I, myself have been caught thinking this same way when I desire something, whether it be about a tangible item or just a chance to hang out with some friends. Upon completing my senior project, my eyes were wide open. I have always been aware that there are homeless and impoverished people in Sacramento, but witnessing a large number of less fortunate children in one setting, whom all feel that “having a little” is the way of life was a bit appalling to me. There isn’t much that I could have done for the children financially, but I do feel that I left an impression on some of the children’s hearts.
With this in mind, when I first began senior project, I was extremely excited …show more content…
Everyday I was having this constant feeling of tugging on the inside as well as a voice in my head saying “help him” “speak to him”, so I would do just as I heard my mind say, each day. One day, the after school program was giving a dance party for the children and just about every kid got up and began dancing. What I found most shocking was that each student knew all of the newest and “hottest” rap and dance songs on the radio, something I was not too aware of until the senior project! As I am scanning the room and watching just about every student get up and begin to dance, I coincidentally noticed John sitting down at the tables, alone with a sad look on his face. I walked over to him and said “Hey buddy, why are you not dancing with everyone else?” I was not given a verbal response, but instead, a shoulder hunch. I thought to myself how badly I was able to see past his facial expression and understand that deep down inside, he wanted to join the other children. So, I stuck my right hand out in front of him and said “Come on John, show me whatcha’ got.” Hesitantly, he stood up from the tables and we walked over where the rest of the students were dancing. He began to show off his cool moves and I …show more content…
In the midst of completing this year’s senior project hours, I had the ability and honor of meeting many new children, a few of which I still adore. Though I had my mind set on completing the senior project hours by assisting elderly people, I ended up with children, which were at the very bottom of my list; however, I am extremely thankful to have volunteered at the place I did because working with children allowed me to work on a skill I lacked: patience. Volunteering at Allison Elementary school exposed me to a different kind of group of children that I was not used to: rambunctious Having to constantly repeat myself created a sense of frustration until I told myself that this situation is helping me to produce patience, which it did at the end. I do not have as much patience as I would like to, but I am definitely not where I was at months before senior project. I was informed that the senior project was created to help make Inderkum students better people by serving others in our communities. Well, the goal of this assignment was accomplished because I can a change, for the better, in myself as well as some of the kids from Allison
With this in mind, when I first began senior project, I was extremely excited …show more content…
Everyday I was having this constant feeling of tugging on the inside as well as a voice in my head saying “help him” “speak to him”, so I would do just as I heard my mind say, each day. One day, the after school program was giving a dance party for the children and just about every kid got up and began dancing. What I found most shocking was that each student knew all of the newest and “hottest” rap and dance songs on the radio, something I was not too aware of until the senior project! As I am scanning the room and watching just about every student get up and begin to dance, I coincidentally noticed John sitting down at the tables, alone with a sad look on his face. I walked over to him and said “Hey buddy, why are you not dancing with everyone else?” I was not given a verbal response, but instead, a shoulder hunch. I thought to myself how badly I was able to see past his facial expression and understand that deep down inside, he wanted to join the other children. So, I stuck my right hand out in front of him and said “Come on John, show me whatcha’ got.” Hesitantly, he stood up from the tables and we walked over where the rest of the students were dancing. He began to show off his cool moves and I …show more content…
In the midst of completing this year’s senior project hours, I had the ability and honor of meeting many new children, a few of which I still adore. Though I had my mind set on completing the senior project hours by assisting elderly people, I ended up with children, which were at the very bottom of my list; however, I am extremely thankful to have volunteered at the place I did because working with children allowed me to work on a skill I lacked: patience. Volunteering at Allison Elementary school exposed me to a different kind of group of children that I was not used to: rambunctious Having to constantly repeat myself created a sense of frustration until I told myself that this situation is helping me to produce patience, which it did at the end. I do not have as much patience as I would like to, but I am definitely not where I was at months before senior project. I was informed that the senior project was created to help make Inderkum students better people by serving others in our communities. Well, the goal of this assignment was accomplished because I can a change, for the better, in myself as well as some of the kids from Allison