Typical Saturday

... which includes KASEO! I sincerely enjoy being a part of KASEO. I hesitantly joined because of Sharon and Lydia and it's funny how I ended up interning, served on staff, and am continuing while both of my friends dropped out after one quarter. It first started as something to do since I wasn't involved in any organization in college. 

Honestly, a lot of it has been for the tutors, too -- in a sense that I'm meeting new people and making friends. However, today was one of those moments where I felt like I was there for my tutees. I'm tutoring two girls, Maria and Jessica, this quarter. They are so-called the popular 8th graders. I find it surprising that they like me (or I think...). They ask if I'm going to come back for the rest of school year and open up to me about a lot of stuff. Maria was worried that she was failing three classes and might not be able to go to high school. She's a smart girl, but lacks a bit of discipline. I told her to speak to her teachers and counselor to see if she can make up any work for extra credit, etc. She came to school even though she's on vacation due to track system. Tutoring the kids there makes me feel like I'm back in my junior high. Maybe that's why I care so much about motivating them to go to high school and college, because I felt the same when I was in their shoes. I'm looking forward to next Saturday when I get to see them again.