My first week of this summer program didn’t go as well as I expected. I felt scared and unfamiliar to this new environment. On the second day, I couldn’t stop throwing up. My head was in immense pain. I went to the health center with one of my mentors to talk to the Physician Assistant. She gave me a quick checkup, a list of foods I should eat, and pills for my head. I went to my Social Justice class for the last ten minutes. When I entered the class, everyone was sitting in a circle. Even though the circle was closed, I didn’t feel excluded. A few kids quickly moved over and opened the circle for me. I took a seat, feeling welcomed. We started to make a list of the behaviors we would like to see in the class. Everyone threw in their
