Service Learning (Post 3)

It's been a while since the last time I volunteered at Escuela Vieau, since I got all my hours in right away, but I realized I still needed to have one more blog post. So looking back on the experience of volunteering at Escuela Vieau, I feel like I learned a lot and got some great ideas for our multimedia project. I had never really been to an all Hispanic school before, and although it was intimidating at first, it turned out to be a great experience. The kids that I helped tutor and helped with arts and crafts were just like any other kids, except for they spoke a different language and quizzed me on Spanish words that I knew. It was almost like they were just as fascinated with me as I was with them.

Besides just the students, the teachers and helpers that worked with the boys and girls club of Milwaukee had a great attitude from what I saw. The teacher for arts and crafts didn't speak a lot of English, but still made an effort to communicate with me and was excited that I was helping out with their projects. I was planning on continuing to volunteer after getting in all the hours I needed, but with working 30 hours a week and having lots of homework I wasn't able to go back. But I learned a lot from this experience! I've always wanted to work with people that come from different backgrounds and cultures because I love learning about people and cultures that are different from mine, but I was always hesitant to do so and since I'm not very outgoing it was intimidating to me. But now that I have this experience, the next time I get the opportunity to volunteer or work with people from different backgrounds, it won't be as intimidating!