I think I've decided to title these posts by making parodies of sci-fi movie titles. We'll see how long I can keep that up.
So this week has been pretty interesting. Not my most successful week, I'll admit, but it also hasn't been terrible.
Monday was spent cleaning up the mess I had made last week. So I definitely got my work out. Just need to keep that up. I might go for a walk once I finish writing this. Hope I have my iPod with me.
Monday night I went to the group home to be with them while they did more Fly Tying with the volunteers from Trout Unlimited. They had a new boy come in to stay with them, and he at first didn't seem too interested when he heard that 4-H was coming in. I had had him at the JDC, and he once told me that 4-H was something he didn't need in his life. He has survived just fine without it. He perked up once he heard that we were doing fly tying. Fishing is something he really enjoys and is interested in. On the downside, the county has decided to close the doors of the group home on December 1st. The funding just wasn't there to keep it going. They didn't have enough boys to fill the rooms and make it worth while. I don't know where the boys will be sent, but I wish them luck and success on the road to recovery. They really aren't a bad bunch of kids, just misguided. I think if they put their minds to it, they could be quite successful in life. One guy wants to be a mechanic for Mercedes. I applaud his goals. I hope me meets them.
Other things that have happened this week include two of my programs getting put on hold. The Spanish Reading program will have to wait until next semester because we only had two students who had the time in their schedules. So hopefully next semester will work out better. I was also thinking of talking to the folks at the other area high school to see if they might have more time. But that might just get complicated with with three different schools and three different scheduling systems. All I can do is wait.
The afterschool program might end up having to wait too. Of the three people who volunteered, I've only heard back from one of them, and that was to say that she wouldn't be able to do it. This is a particularly bad time for college students since it is so close to finals. The next session starts in February. I hope I have some people by then. I would really like for this program to work out. I've put alot of work into it.
As far as the Financial Wellness Conference is going, I think I've found someone to lead my session. She is a 4-H leader who has been around as long as I can remember. She is very talented and enjoys doing things for 4-H. I'm hoping this works out too. If it doesn't, I'm not going to have been very successful for the first quarter of my VISTA term.
I know that soon things will start looking up for me. I have lots of ideas. I just need to find successful ways of implementing them.
Next week I'm going to a conference all about 4-H and Youth Development. I'm sure I'll get some great information and tips there.
Until Then!
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