Monday we began Service Week by talking about the difference between service and service learning in class. Service as Chase, our professor, told us is the act of doing something to help others like many of us do in our communities. Service Learning is impacting others while also impacting yourself. It's gaining knowledge from that experience and reflecting on it. Joanna, our director, told us what the township would be like and we were warned about all sorts of situations and questions we might get in Sir Lowry's Pass.
When we were pulling up to Sir Lowry's Pass that afternoon all the kids swarmed the streets and ran with our bus all the way till we stopped. They waited at the door of the bus for us to come out and as each of us filed out one of the kids would grab our hand and start walking with us. They were some of the most welcoming children. We all got placed with a soup mother in groups of 5 or so. My mother's name was Mrs. Hetta. Mary Claire's was Ms. Felia. We went with our assigned mother to their home and met each of their families and also cooked dinner for them. Each of the mothers opened up their homes to us and it was so cool hearing their stories. We get to go back almost every day this week to do activities with the kids or just talk with our soup mom. Can't wait to see what we learn through each experience!
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