the first visit since break

It was an interesting visit this time. He didn't want to talk to me right away. It almost felt like we were moving backwards. Then after a little time he opened up little by little as the day went on and by the end of the visit it was back to how it was before we left for break. We talked a little about what we all did over break. We also talked about what we had coming up, our classes and his how he thinks that he's going to do on his finals. It was a nice catch up and hopefully we'll progress a little more. Getting to know him is a slow process but I think that he and I will continue to become better friends as time goes by.

not meeting my little this week

this week we had a party for the parents and the teachers. Last week my little told me that him and his family were going to Chicago so they wouldn't be able to come. As sad as this was to not have seen my little this week, I did use that time wisely. It was a nice break in my normal routine to get to do a little extra work for finals. Britta and I did make taco dip for all the bigs, their littles and the littles families and teachers. I hope everyone enjoyed it and it was an awesome party. I'm going to miss my little over break but hopefully this time away will build stories to tell each other when we meet again. Growing closer with my little is great and I enjoy talking to him and lets hope we can continue down that path next semester too.

another field trip to Winona

My buddy was pretty excited this time coming to Winona because he was going to get to see a bit more of the school. Last time he was here he only got to talk to an adviser really. We got ice cream and my buddy got . I think that he liked that. Then we went to the library which he was excited to see. He didn't get to see it last time and although he didn't find as much joy in it as some of the littler littles he did see to like it and be amazed with its size. Then we moved into Stark hall which I was excited for my buddy to see since he wants to be a doctor. He wanted to pet the iguanas and see the snake just as badly as the little ones did. Hopefully this visit gets him excited to go to college. I believe Jamie talked to him a little about scholarships which I'm sure he qualifies for. That would be fantastic. Hopefully one day I will get to see him here. Thats when I know that bringing him here was all worth it.

chillin with the buddy

Martin brought his homework today. That was a first. I wish I could have helped him with it. I never got that far in math. He's really smart. after that we went to the computer lab so I could show him some of my photos online since I didn't have any hard copies. He seemed pretty interested but not all that much. He thinks he's going to be able to come to Winona to visit again but he's not too sure with working if he's going to be able to or not. He seems to be more shy around me now than he was. Thats sad. Maybe it just wasn't a great day.

Halloween

This week there were a lot of activities. We painted pumpkins and made skull bracelets to finish up the visit. I feel like ever since the time he came here, I have been more connected to my buddy. He talks to me more willingly to me now. I don't feel like I have to probe him to talk to me anymore. This is a huge step for me and it make me so happy! I'm becoming closer and he feels like he can confide in me now. It feels fantastic. I look more forward to our visits each time. I can't wait til next week.

interview

I'm planning on interviewing a health teacher from Winona Senior High

another week with my buddy

This week was similar to others. My buddy never has homework. He says he does it all during study hall. While we were playing games this week he was talking to me a little bit about what he plans on doing after high school. I guess I must have misunderstood him on our first meeting when he said he didn't know if he wanted to go to college. He actually wants to be a doctor and what I thought was him not wanting to go to college was mixed up with him not knowing what college he wanted to go to. He seems excited to talk to people in Winona next week to find out if he could go here for his premed. Which would be great for him. I'm excited to for him to have a great experience for him to help decide where he needs to get and what will be the best place for him to go after high school. During our visit we played some card games and checkers which he kicked my butt at. But during our games, well the card games, we got to talking which was really nice. I'm so glad he is becoming more comfortable with me. Thats really great news for me!