Day 2: Trying to Be Invisible

On my second day I arrived with a mission to complete the teacher’s bulletin board in the hallway. As I gathered materials to decorate and post on it, I realized that if I could do this task with an invisible cloak, I would be better off because every time I looked up a student was steering at me. I could understand their concern because I was handling their artwork to be placed on the bulletin. As well as the teacher did not introduce me as a volunteer or anything. When one of the students built up the courage to ask me who I was I told her I was volunteering in order to get some experience before I begin teaching. Her next question was immediately, so you are in college? The level of excitement in her voice made me understand that it is probably rare for these students to know someone who looks like the, minority and female being in college, much more graduate school. In that moment I knew I had to continue sharing with her and the other classmates who turned away from their work to listen to what I was saying. At the end of my last 3 hours there I was reassured that I was able to impress the teacher with the awesome bulletin board I completed—thank God for creative inspiration because initially I was very intimidated by the large space to be decorated--- but more importantly I inspired the students to believe they can attend college and they inspired me to take every opportunity to expose students to determined and accomplished people.