Get Experience with all Type of Learners and their Families #1

I currently have a friend that is doing the SALT program through MCC in Jamaica. He is teaching middle schoolers how to use computers and try to get them the basic information about computers. However, this is very difficult for him.
I talk to Jason about once a week on MSN Messenger, and he tells me all about his school and students. It is fun for me to hear because I am observing in the Middle School here in Goshen, so we have stories to tell each other about the kids and how different they are in the two countries.
He tells me how hard it is for the children to go to school down there. They are not as privileged as we are here in the USA. For example, the majority of the students do not wear shoes to class because they can not afford to buy a single pair. Most of them wear the same clothes everyday because they only can afford to buy one uniform that is required for their school. Things like this never even were apparent to me, such as it happening in the world. I just figured that everyone was fortunate like I was.
He also tells me about the gangs and corruption down there. They have drills for when the gangs come, like we have tornado and fire drills. The playground is the number one place for drug trade in Kingston. Things like this just mesmerize me to hear, that he is experiencing that in a school in Jamaica. It makes me thankful for what I do have!

Become Aware that you are a Role Model and Act Accordingly #4

When I moved to Goshen to attend school, I moved in with my brother, where I currently live now. I moved in a month early so that I could get used to the community and also the area in general, as it is much different from the great state of Kansas.
Moving in with Jeremy, my oldest brother, introduced me to many different things that I was not used to doing while I was at home, living with my parents. One major thing that my brother and his wife do all the time is recycle. They recycle everything that is possible to recycle. We hardly use our trash can at all to be honest, except for the things that it is necessary to throw away.
After doing this for two months, I too am becoming one that makes recycling a habit. It is just as easy to throw something in the recycle box as it is in the trash can. However, I can feel better about saving the world when I throw my cans and boxes into the recycle bin.