Alright so, today was THE day. We all made sure everyone was up on time
Anyway, we started the day pretty early, and realized we forgot to take into account that there weren't many uber/grabcars/taxis on a Saturday that early. Took a mental note of that.
Tension was palpable. I was pretty nervous about how the children would receive us, and how I would interact with them. Even though I'm the eldest of 5 siblings, it always feels REALLY awkward making conversation with other kids.
40 minute drive went by really fast. We got there after the volunteers, as they had left first. We were immediately swarmed by this group of way too energized kids. That must be what celebrities feel like. Haha.
We set everything up, and went ahead with the plan. I think overall everything went according to plan. The only exception was that it started to rain in the afternoon and we had to change location to inside the small living room. No big deal though, as all our activities was received really well by the kids. So fun. 💓💓💓 ESPECIALLY THE PING PONG BINGO THING. Even the facilitators had to switch places with them 😂
I'm sorry for the lack of pictures, I'm not usually one to constantly document things I do, so I forgot to take pictures with my own phone. Instead I spent the time trying to connect with the kids, and talking with them and observing their interactions.
I found that one of the girls in my group, usually got dismissed by her other groupmates. I tried to get her more involved, coaxed her to contribute her ideas to the activities. Although in retrospect I failed to put a stop to the other kids casting her off. That's my fault for avoiding confrontation. She stayed this way until the end of our activities today. I feel sorry for her but to be honest I don't know how to deal with that, and even if it's my place to do something about it..?👀 I really don't know.
We were all so tired by the end of the night. I've never experienced that amount of fatigue before. I really respect Adlina and Fatin most of all for being able to give instructions to the kids. it seems like they had a talent for it. Unlike me who sounded really awkward and instead got whistled at while I was trying to give instructions. That was really weird and uncomfortable. I didn't know how to respond to that, so I didn't. Maybe I should've?
It's really late now, and I can feel the migraine coming on. Lately I've been getting my first migraines and OMG I now understand how bad it feels. Hopefully I can work through this. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. 🙇
peluk cium,
Shamin
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