Bon Air Round 2

This visit to Bon Air I enjoyed a lot. As soon as the residents walked in I could sense more comfortability within the whole group. They obviously seemed excited and ready to talk to us which meant to me that they were beginning to trust us more and were maybe willing to open up more.

My partner was still very talkative and very excited to talk to me again. Talking to him I could see how much of a young kid he was. It surprised me very much just because last visit he told me stories and talked with a sense of a maturity beyond his 14 years. He told me some more stories that gave reason to why he was in Bon Air and possibly needed to be, but also alluded to some things he was hiding.

Through these allusions I could see his young age really show. He talked a little about his troubles at home and with his step-dad and how he didn’t know what he was going to do when he got out. He was obviously excited about being able to leave and kept telling me about his time left but also seemed nervous about going to school again.

We talked about memories from school and he couldn’t think of anything because he had always been in and out of transitional schools or not in school. When he brought up the fact that he was going to be a freshman when he got out he said he was nervous on how he would get along at school. He hasn’t had the experience of a normal school and said that normal school wasn’t for him because of the rules and his attitude.

Overall, I’m very glad with how this visit went. My partner was talkative and open which showed a new side of him that was very interesting to see. I got to see the nervous, kind, and family loving kid that I wasn’t expecting. I’m excited for him to be out very soon but his stories are also making me nervous that he might end up there again if he isn’t given a strong supportive base when he gets out.