October 13,2007

When I went to volunteer today I helped set up for the sisters to paint pictures of scarecrows. There were about ten people that came to paint. While the sisters were painting, it was a good time for me to talk with them. When I was talking to Sister Margaret she told me how she came to the BVM’s after she was done with college. Then she had to go through two years of training to become a nun. She said that she went to college to be a teacher and she used to teach kindergarten through eighth grade. Margaret explained how she used to teach in areas where the children were African American and very poor. I thought it was interesting when I asked her if this gave her any challenges and she said it was no different that teaching children that were white. This really surprised me because in my education classes many of my professors have explained that it is harder to teach students from low income areas because they might sleep in class or they may not come to school with all the supplies needed. It was fun listening to the many places that Sister Margaret has traveled to. When she was in college she traveled to many different states around the United States. She told me that I should take as many opportunities as I can to travel during school. This made me realize that I should not always hesitate to go on trips because of the cost. I can really learn from the places that I travel and now is the time to do it because once I get a job it will be a lot harder to travel.