Excerpt from an earlier journal entry:
Oh the life of a small town girl. So scared to go out on her own and find her way in a big city. Yes, I have the nerve, but I don’t like the feeling I get when I am stared at as I walk down the sidewalk, the only white person within 5 miles, then to be asked questions and talked to by people I would rather avoid. Yes, South Central Los Angeles. Hello.
My endeavor in the Notre Dame Volunteer AmeriCorps in Los Angeles is one that is definitely out of my comfort zone, and as a Midwestern small town girl, very far away from anything I have ever known. As I have been here for just over two months (now seven), I have learned a great deal about working with youth and teaching, as well as my own capabilities and passions. My experience thus far as a Teacher’s Aid/Academic Assistance Supervisor/Substitute Music Teacher at Saint Columbkille can be summed up as a road of self discovery through service with many challenges and rewards. A giving of myself as I have never given before – only to gain so much in return.
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