![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
I also noticed that in this group, some of the children just did not want to participate in any of the activitie. One girl, Kaili, was very quiet and rarely talked at all. However, I tried my hardest to make her feel welcomed and loved. She would just smile back at me and continue to not participate. Her unwilligness to particpate clearly illuminates the fact the she is having family problems at home. She refused to talk to others in her group. She probably does not receive enough or any attention at all at her home. I also think she is a TID ( trabajores infantiles domesticos/infant domestic workers). Thus, she probably does not have time just to be a kid and interact with other children. The mere thought that some of the children are isolated or come from a bad background truly saddens me. I know that by playing with them and being with them on Sundays helps, but I want to do more. Some of these kids remind me of my community service work in Jamaica this past summer. Some of the kids that I worked with did not have such, maybe two outfits, and live in cardboard house. Of course, many of these were effected drastically by their improverished lifestyle; however, others still managed to keep a smile on their faces. Many of the children that I work with at La Casa de Panchita maanage to keep a smile on their faces even though they know they are going to back to places that they might hate calling home.
รง
Today was a very relaxing day. We meet with Agota to discuss furture events at La Casa de Panchita. Emma and I are going to make pancakes and blueberry muffins for the people at La Casa. Also, Emma, Emily, and I have to an American culture performance on January 20th. I am kind of nervous, but I know that it will be great. I think we are going to do a step performance and sing a song. Also, today, we had to create more English lesson. I just finished two topics that covered the conditional and school. I need to complete one more topic for this week. I am also still reading the two required books. I am learning about TID and the purpose of the activities on Sunday. For example, one of the overall goals of the Sunday group activities is to make the children feel welcome, provide them with real word concepts and educational topics.
