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Sunday, July 31, 2011

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Hello everyone, I am back, well  I posted last night but that was just a taste of my story. So anyway I would like to talk about something that I have been involved in and how it has changed my  life. I am a big reader, I enjoy reading books, and writing books, and looking at books, and just pretty much anything that involves books. Recently I volunteered at a local camp. Upon my arrival at the workplace, I was swiftly sorted into a class that consisted of young children, most four or five, that would be entering kindergarten, at a school not too far from my own school and home. I have always loved children, but I didn't expect to be so affected by this experience. I discovered that these children would soon mean alot to me. I, a night owl who only wakes after 11 o'clock AM, would soon be getting up at 7:30 every morning to go see a group of kids. I don't know how to put into words how much this has changed me. I now smile at every child I see. My class has given me a large boost of self confidence and my once quiet and uncomfortable with affection like self changed within a week because of the positive influence these children have had on me. I now speak loudly and clearly, and smile when I talk because these kids have shown me that people actually care about what I have to say. I was saddened to find that next week is my last week at the camp. By then summer will be over, and I will be moving onto high school, an exciting new experience. And I would like to conclude that spending time with young children has changed my perspective on life. I now want to be a Kindgergarten teacher as my professional career, instead of a librarian. I would also like to add the word that one little girl said to me yesterday that made me melt, she said.
"You know, I am going to miss you when school starts"

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