WE HAVE BEGUN

DaY ONE FIELD PLACEMENT....I HAD A GREAT DAY.. I WENT TO A CENTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN RUN BY THE SALVATION ARMY. WE BEGUN BY PRAYING...THE CAPTAIN LED THE GROUP...CAPTAIN OF THE SALVATION ARMY. THEN THERE IS TEA TIME..THAT IS BIG HERE. THEN I WORKED WITH THE COOK WHO WAS VERY LIVELY AND SANG ALL OF THE TIME. WE MADE TEA AND BREAD FOR THE LADIES AND THEN LUNCH..THIS GAVE ME A CHANCE TO MEET THE WOMEN AND LEARN A LITTLE ABOUT THEM. I LOVED THE KITCHEN BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE WOMEN... THE PLACE TOTALLY HELPS EACH WOMEN EMPOWER AND LEARN SKILLS. IT HAS SO MANY NICE FEATURES ABOUT IT THERE FOR WOMEN. THERE ARE SO MANY ABUSED WOMEN HERE IN CT..SO CENTERS LIKE THIS ARE TREASURES. ART LOVED HIS PLACE...HE HAS ALL SMILES TONIGHT.. HE WILL WORK WITH YOUNG FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN IN HIV TREATMENT AND ARE NOW LEARNING JOB SKILLS AND WILL LEAVE THE PROGRAM IN TWO WEEKS. HE WILL ROLE PLAY WITH THEM ON HOW TO GO ON AN INTERVIEW, HELP THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS AND MANY MORE THINGS. EVERYONES JOBS ARE INTERESTING AND WE ALL SHARE AT DINNER TIME. THEN THE YOUNGER ONES GO TO PUBS OR OUT CLUBBING.. BUT SINCE WE GET UP AT 6ISH ART AND I STAY AROUND THE HOUSE. OUR HOUSE IS THE BEST HOUSE...VERY BEAUTIFUL FOR CT STANDARDS SO WE ARE HAPPY HERE. THE FOOD IS GREAT AND FRESH AND THE COOKS LOVE WHEN YOU COMPLIMENT THEM. THIS WEEKEND ART AND I WILL GO ON A SAFARI FOR A DAY TRIP. WE ARE GOING TO A HOTEL ON THE WHARF AND THEN TOUR FROM THERE...WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE IT WILL BE SUNNY ON WEEKEND...NOW IT IS RAINING IN TORENTS...I HAVE BEEN VERY COLD AND WET SO I NEED SOME SUN...BY AND LOVE TO ALL.