After working in a number of different environments with youth of all different demographics, I realized my true passion, natural connection, and where I wanted to go with it. I have grown to be most passionate about working with adolescents coming from broken homes, underprivileged communities, inner city areas, and lacking support and guidance in their every day life. Although I do enjoy the classroom setting, I now find it more crucial to have stability, motivation, and positive influences outside of the academic aspect. I feel many things in life are like a domino effect, this being one of them. If a child or adolescent (or a person of any age in other aspects) lives within an environment lacking moral support, life skills guidance, motivation, positive influences etc., I believe those outside factors can potentially reflect on the academic career of a student; more often than not in a negative way.
With this being said, I feel the skills I have developed over time and through experience, along with the compassion and desire to help that I possess, this field of work is where I can make the most impact on the lives of youth in need. I look forward to getting to know everyone and learning of your greatest aspirations with youth development!
Below are a few pictures from my study abroad trip in Costa Rica. This event was called La Fiesta de Sonrisas which was a Christmas party held at my university for 300+ children from surrounding communities suffering from poverty. It was an amazing and very rewarding experience!
Even in other countries in different languages young girls create and sing hand clap games!
Face painting is universal too!
When a child whom you've never met and can't even fluently communicate with gives you a hug and smile as if you've known them forever and have missed them dearly...an indescribable feeling!
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