Dear Blogger,

Yesterday I started my internship at Sunlight Africa Community Center, and it seemed to go pretty well. The kids are a lot of fun and they call me Mr. Steve. It was a little unnerving at first, having to tutor the kids in third grade math, a subject that I haven't had to consciously think about for almost thirteen years.

How do you explain place markers to a kid that doesn't read very well, or understand abstract ideas?

But this seems to be the problem in itself.

You see, the other interns and myself were under the impression that we would be organizing workshops for the kids, playing with them, and doing things with at least some slight sociological implications to make the internship slightly relevant to my future. You know, interacting with the kids, learning about their lives.

I'm not sure if I should be reconsidering my internship and talking to my advisor. We're having a meeting as a group on Thursday to go over things with our boss. Hopefully, things will pick up. I really don't want to waste this opportunity to do something great, just because I let my boss step all over me. But before I do anything, I'm going to go to this meeting and see what happens.

The Weather Is Beautiful Wish You Were Here,
Steve