I just wanted to take some time to give anyone that could be reading
this a little update on my life. If you have read my first ever post you
might have been privy to some juicy tidbits about me. I believe I
mentioned that I am currently going to school to become a children's
librarian because it is my dream to infect unsuspecting childerbeasts
with a love of reading. I remember being a little girl and going to the
library with my father. I remember him pushing me in my wheelchair
through the big glass doors and entering the rows of books that
comprised their children's section. It was like entering a magical land
where I could be anything or anyone I wanted to be, I just had to open a
book. I remember nightly readings that would transport me to the
Hundred Acre woods or Fern and Wilbur's farm.
As I grew older, I would spend more and more time in the library. I would
befriend every librarian to the point that they began setting aside
every R.L. Stine, King, or Rice book that came in. After spending some
time in college and years of contemplating how I would leave my own
special mark on the world, I decided I wanted to return the favor and
pay it forward. I decided I wanted to become a librarian and reach out
to others.
Last week, I became a volunteer for my
local library. I am proud to say that I am now a volunteer that teaches
low income or kids that are struggling with school better reading
skills. the program I volunteer for is from ranges from Pre-k to second
grade. I will say that upon volunteering for this program. there was a
tiny shred of doubt if I *really* could work with kids. Last Thursday
proved without a doubt that this is a field I am meant to be in. The
little girl I work with went from reading one book on the first visit to
enthusiastically reading six! I really enjoy seeing the sparkle in a
kid's eye when you compliment them for finally mastering gerunds when
they struggled with it the week before. I'm really excited to impact
her learning and am excitedly making flash cards from lists of second
and first grade words. I meet with her once a week for an hour and we
work on reading, pronunciation, and sentence structure.
In
addition to my volunteer work at the library I've also been keeping
busy organizing a walk to raise money for a suicide prevention walk. as a
teen I spent several years battling depression so this walk is very
close to my heart. I want to raise awareness and help others from
experiencing such a dark mental place. If you are interested in
learning just how I plan to help raise money, or make a donation please
click the link below.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention!
There are also a lot of
other things I've been up to. I had the pleasure of attending the
Indiana Jones exhibit in Fort Worth last weekend and I am spending this
weekend helping out friends at Louisville's Animation celebration. I
should be updating tomorrow with plenty of exciting things including
convention photos, stories and maybe even segments with my favorite
local cosplayers. So stay tuned at the same bat time, on the same bat
channel!
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