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January 27 - Prayer & Humility
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“Rise and Shine!” Our eyes still foggy with sleep deprivation, we huddled into our cars, ready to embark upon the first true day of our immersion experience. As we ventured toward De La Salle, smells of sulfur and wet dog pierced our noses. Once inside the warm building, we began to serve breakfast to those hungry before school. Then, it was time for our introduction. The moment we had been preparing for the past week was finally here. As we showed off our various talents, ranging from soccer skills to monopoly board memorization, a light applause followed by a silence seemed to linger over the crowd. After all, they have thirty-seven other groups every year. As we moved through the motions of the day, one kid seemed to stand out to me. They didn’t really talk with anyone but consistently gave great answers to every question. Finding a way to communicate with someone who didn’t talk proved challenging for me. It started with passing notes, and over time developed into full-fledged conversations. She began to grow more and more comfortable with me and I was surprised in just one day how someone grew so attached to me. I’m sure as the week continues, we will become greater friends. -Ben
Our first day in the classrooms was definitely one to remember. I spent my day in the Little Flower Academy, which consists of 8- and 9-year-olds who are at a variety of different academic levels. I spent a portion of my day with one student working on math together. Our student rushed to finish it without a care to turn it in as fast as possible and just be done with it. After he turned it in, I asked our teacher for the same paper and worked through it with him for thirty minutes. Though it may not count for a grade, he started to understand it and was excited to move on to the next problem. That was one of the most rewarding things I've done; to see the progression and excitement of this kid doing math problems. Hopefully as the week progresses, I get more and more of those chances and try to help all of the children in the classroom. -Luke
