Working in Escuela Especial is so rewarding. The students are all so special in their own beautiful ways. Each one I interacted with was not only so sweet but also filled with so much learning potential.
Starting off this morning I worked in Yahoska's 2nd grade classroom. There were 7 kids, Julio, Zulema, Maria Jose, Christopher, Jesus, Wilbur, and Astrid. Yahoska was not there today, so there was a substitute. It was definitely a little crazy trying to keep all the students busy.
Zulema is the sweetest thing I have ever met. She was so loving and friendly to everyone. She pulled a chair up next to her for me to sit in, and every time I tried to get up and help some of the other students, she would pat the chair and reach for me to sit back down, with her. We gave them play-doh and clay to play with which took some time for them to understand what to do with it. Zulema was just so happy to have my attention. She wanted a "Muy bien" for every roll of play-doh, which I was happy to give her in exchange for a huge smile and gleaming eyes. Maria Jose was shy and not playing with anything so I kept trying to get her to play with the play-doh. Zulema was so sweet, she saw what I was trying to do and took Maria Jose's hand and gave her some of her play-doh. Zulema is extremely small and skinny, she also has super bad lice. She has a really bad home life with unloving parents and physical abuse. Lisa Marie said it's the worst home she has ever visited, and her mother is the worst woman she has ever met. Escuela Especial is Zulema's safe place where she can be loved and be free. It is truly amazing to see how grateful she is for all of our hugs, and smiles.
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