Yesterday and today marked my second and third day volunteering at Klub Jahoda.
Yesterday I worked with the younger kids on a photography outing. Our goal was to wander around and have the kids photograph the area that they live in. We figured it would be interesting since Cerny Most is not known for its outstanding scenery, but it yet again proved the fact that everything can be more interesting through the eyes of a child. It rained just about the entire time, but the kids had a lot of fun taking pictures of not only the town, but also each other. They also seemed to take special interest at one point of taking pictures of the silly American who doesn't speak any Czech.
^Entrance to Dragoda
Today marked my second day working at "Dragoda." This club is a part of Jahoda, but is the one that focuses on the older teenagers. It went less well then yesterday..and mostly involved me sitting in a chair listening to Czech. But, although it wasn't the most ideal of days, I had a really nice chat with Petr about his history in social work (he's been working for Dragoda for about 7 months but worked for a previous club for about 3 years.) We also talked about how it would take time for the kids to get used to talking to me. He mentioned that they were probably shy since they know their English isn't very good. I said it was probably the same for me, and we both agreed that it would just take time to get used to. The internship is tough..not going to lie, but I'm hopeful that with time and with a little effort outside my comfort zone, I won't just be sitting in that same chair 3 months from now listening to the conversation that I don't understand.
On a lighter note, skype has yet again proven itself amazing. Talking to Chris yesterday for close to an hour and a half was great. And we achieved the impossible: being in the same picture while being 4000 miles apart :]
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