What will be will be

Well, there are a few things that I took from this program. First, I learned about the importance of being able to dedicate at least a little portion of time to someone, especially since these kids can barely get the amount of attention that just comes naturally in my family. There were also a few times where I would talk to Hunter, Seb, and a few others when they seemed to be having a rough day. But the fact I took a little time to stop and devote to them really made a difference in the moment or showed fruits later on in their behavior. Another thing I learned from this program is how to deal with people I work with a  more positive manner, because most jobs I have had did not require me to work as closely with 9 other people directly everyday. All of these mentors proved to be very cool and easy going people, so there did not seem to be any negative energy between anyone. A third thing that I believe is very important that I learned over the course of this program is how to care about someone and not bring the stress from the job back home, all the time. There are a few kids that seemed to have grown on me over the summer and there were things that they either said, did, or talked about doing that would get me concerned for them, but in the end I had to leave some of this stuff at work so that I could come home and be able to go to work refreshed and ready to do it all over again the next day. It is hard to work with children and not eventually care about their well being and future, but I know that what will be will be and if I can help effect them positively then I at least did one thing my life.