This visit was a really interesting one, as I talked a lot to my partner about how storytelling, and writing in general, helped with the expression of emotions. We told our stories about spring pretty quickly, and went on to discuss the story project as a whole. Our stories are both centered around family and the loved ones in our lives, and e talked about how we could say things through the written stories that we didn’t usually say to people in person. By writing our stories down we were able to be more emotionally venerable then when we were just talking to someone in person. My story partner mentioned this again at the end of our visit in the large group recap we did, which I thought was really inspiring. I was happy that our partners seemed to actually be taking something away from this project as I’d hoped they would. It makes me grateful that I got to be a part of this project and it makes me excited to bring them to campus soon.
Theresa Dolson
It sounds like the conversation you shared with your partner really inspired him! I was surprised and so happy with his comments!