Women's Center, Vacation, Work, and so on
So I finally finished my speech class and have officially moved on to working at the women's center. Today was the first day. While I definitely enjoyed it, I was also a bit discouraged. Only 3 teenagers showed up, and I was expecting like 17 kids of all ages. I had to completely change my craft, activities, and everything in about 5 minutes. It turned out all right, but it was disappointing to have done tons of preparation work and only have 3 show up. About 4 or 5 more kids came in after lunch (after my part of the program was finished). A few of them are incredibly rude and disrespectful. One girl totally mouthed off to me. I definitely let her know where her place was while trying to be positive and polite, but it was really hard not to tell her off. The kids I mentor in detention centers in Detroit don't give me the attitude that these kids did today. I hope that we can get a better start next time and have more kids come at the beginning. Ok, end of rant. I did enjoy it for the most part and am looking forward to the next time we meet. I want to continue to think positively.
Moving on...tomorrow my family leaves for Myrtle beach. We've never been there, and I think it should be fun. Even though I would probably get more rest by just staying home and not doing anything for once, I need to go away or I won't take time off. I definitely need to rest and enjoy my time. I went to the library and got some books that I've been wanting to read, which will be awesome to be able to do. I also am not sad at ALL that I don't have to work for a week. ;)
Speaking of work, my supervisor was fired. I'm really disappointed because I really really liked her. She was definitely one of the highlights of my job, and I trusted her. I'm not sure why she was fired, but it will make my job a little more annoying. I did get to meet the new supervisor, however. He seems like a nice guy who knows what's going on. He also came in with tons of compliments about me that his supervisor had told him about. That made me feel a bit better. He won't be around much to help me with my annoying co-workers, but at least if I have more large issues with them, he seems like he'll take care of them in a more professional way than my old supervisor (who was more compassionate towards them).
This was kind of a messy entry, but it's all floating around in my head. Hopefully I didn't put you to sleep. :) Have a good week everyone!
Moving on...tomorrow my family leaves for Myrtle beach. We've never been there, and I think it should be fun. Even though I would probably get more rest by just staying home and not doing anything for once, I need to go away or I won't take time off. I definitely need to rest and enjoy my time. I went to the library and got some books that I've been wanting to read, which will be awesome to be able to do. I also am not sad at ALL that I don't have to work for a week. ;)
Speaking of work, my supervisor was fired. I'm really disappointed because I really really liked her. She was definitely one of the highlights of my job, and I trusted her. I'm not sure why she was fired, but it will make my job a little more annoying. I did get to meet the new supervisor, however. He seems like a nice guy who knows what's going on. He also came in with tons of compliments about me that his supervisor had told him about. That made me feel a bit better. He won't be around much to help me with my annoying co-workers, but at least if I have more large issues with them, he seems like he'll take care of them in a more professional way than my old supervisor (who was more compassionate towards them).
This was kind of a messy entry, but it's all floating around in my head. Hopefully I didn't put you to sleep. :) Have a good week everyone!