Our second week at the detention center ran very smoothly. I felt much more comfortable walking into the building than last week. The first thing I noticed walking into the classroom were all the basketball shoe drawings covered on the wall. They added a lot of personality to the room, making it more welcoming. I talked to the guy who took our IDs (I forgot his name) and he shared how the kids loved the activity. To them, it’s a tradition.
I loved the activities we did for class. I worked with J. and we connected very well with one another. The activity was also very engaging for us. As one of the other students said, sharing our future dreams through storytelling makes it come to life. It opens up the possibility. J. told me that his superpowers would be similar to Superman. He wanted to use his powers to help others, whether it be fixing buildings or catching the bad guys. When it came to his dreams, he imagined gaining new perspectives by traveling around the world, one location being Hong Kong. He dreamed of being at the top of a mountain looking over the trees and the horizon. One aspect that both of our stories share is having a family. J. wants to have a family, and then become a grandfather playing with his grandchildren.
Theresa Dolson
Brice,
I edited the name to “J.” because we have to be careful not to use real names since blogs have a public nature.
I’d be interested in hearing more about the shoe drawing tradition!