To explain my specific site a bit more, I am working at a program called the Outpost. Like I said before, I am teaching math to three separate groups. This week has been a little eye opening for me. I'm having a bit of a hard time especially with my 9-11 year old group because of the huge differences in what they now. A lot of my younger kids are still having a difficult time, whereas the older group is so advanced with fractions, it's almost ridiculous. So for the math teachers out there... any suggestions?
As far as playtime goes, I've learned real quick that my experience is really more one of a beauty stylist's customer. In my three days with the kids, I have had about 23 different hairstlyes a day. It's actually really cute. Today I was playing a sit down game, and I was attacked by 4 or 5 little girls. You can see the picture below!
They braid my hair so tight, and sometimes I think they forget that I'm attached to it! My roommate Cari, who also works at St. Tim's, tells me that I will probably be bald by the end of the summer. I hope she's lying.
Well, thats all I have to update for you right now. For all you tweeters, follow us @yli4detroit or by searching #yli for quotes directly from us. I promise that is updated FAR more often than this! (Sorry about no updates, by the way. I'll get on the other interns about it!)
Things to be praying for us about:
*Continued prayer for our placements
*Unity in the house: spiritual and others
*The City of Detroit, that people would see its beauty and God would make His presence known
*Family and friends back at home, that they would forgive us in times when we forget to call them back because we are exhausted or busy and just forgot. (sorry everyone, I promise I am still alive!)
Sometimes family has to understand. I'm praying for you too.
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