volunteering

[asakiyume]

I did some volunteering today in the adult-and-high-school learning program I've volunteered with before--first time I've been able to in many months, because the jail job kept me too busy. It was so good. I had three students I've had before, plus a new student I liked instantly. We read a bit from the chapter of When I Was Puerto Rican that I used for my first class in the jail, and it sparked some good conversations--including a tangential discussion on heritage versus citizenship and what you call yourself. That was a side conversation in Spanish, and I had to rein it in, both for the sake of the one non-Spanish speaker in the group and because the other three need to work on English, but I was pleased to be able to understand what was said, and it was great to hear people's opinions.

I really love this; I really need to keep it in my life now that the jail job is over.

Comments

[wayfaringwordhack]

Sounds very fulfilling!

[asakiyume]

It is!

[cmcmck]

It's fun when one's other languages come into play but I know what you mean! :o)

[asakiyume]

It's very satisfying to have made Spanish one of my other languages! (Though I'm pretty hesitant when it comes to *speaking* it.)

[amaebi]

I'm so glad that that well wasn't parched or poisoned for you.

And you yourself are a fountain of grace.

[asakiyume]

I'm really glad too (and thank you for a lovely image--I feel more like a leaky faucet of I hope maybe something akin to grace?)

[amaebi]

Definitely grace.