this attempt to cram everything in to this one post. Having said that,
this post will just give a quick overview of the last two weeks as
well as what is upcoming, leaving the insight and special moments for
my final blog post for the Turner Fellowship program (yes, I am trying
to give you an incentive to follow me).
Anyways, following up on my post concerning Wave Country, it was a
blast! From my stand-point, everyone seems to really enjoy this
outing. And as it turns out, keeping up with around 60+ kids was not
nearly as disastrous as one would imagine. I developed even stronger
connections with many of the kids, as they began to trust me enough to
swim in the wave pool with my help, and of course don’t worry, a tube.
The following week we went to a church for Vacation Bible School in
the mornings. I was put in control of the youngest age group at
Y.E.S. and as a result, I grew very close to these kids.
Surprisingly, Ms. Cynthia, a Bible School assistant from the church,
and I developed a great friendship. She even gave me her email
address so I could keep in touch with her as I contemplate what I want
to do in the future. This week provided me with many laughs, smiles,
and good memories. However, there were also some sad moments. Since
the majority of the Bible School kids were Y.E.S. kids, and I was the
Y.E.S assistant, I was responsible for the group's behavior. I knew
discipline would be inevitable, but there were still challenging moments
when I had to discipline some of the children for rude comments and
inappropriate actions.
This current week is the last official week of Y.E.S., filled with fun
activities such as the Y.E.S Olympic games, a movie trip to see the
new Batman, Kickball League playoffs (probably as equally intense as
our school soccer games, if not more), and our final trip to Wave
Country, Y.E.S was going to make this last week remarkable, but it
doesn’t end there for some of the kids. Some of the kids will spend
the last week of July at Y.E.S sleep away camp. Here they can partake
in adventures with zip lines and a 30 foot water slide as well as
participate in craft activities and bible studies. I am sure this
camp will provide even more time for incomparable memories,
friendships, and life impacting moments with the kids of West
Nashville.
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
~ Thomas Edison
