I had a great time while at JWOC. It
was an amazing experience to be able to come around the world and help kids
that are less privileged than me. While we were here we got to interact with
the kids and really make an impact on their lives whether it was when we were
sitting in on an English class and helping students learn the language or when
we were teaching self defense courses. Either way I always felt that what I was
doing was important and seeing the kids faces after talking to me in English
class, even if they could understand me or not, was worth a whole lifetimes
worth of happiness. I felt best during
the self defense classes that we taught at the school. Seeing the kids start
the beginning of the class with no self defense experience at all and through the
whole class seeing the kids progress is an amazing feeling. I know that I have
truly made a difference on some kids in the community whether this class helped
the kids in the class or a kid that was impacted on a second hand basis I know that
I have made an impact and may have saved a child’s life. 
The
kids in this area are amazing. They are always willing and ready to learn about
anything you will talk to them about.
They are shy to begin with, but they warm up to you fast and now it is
easy to go up to any kid at the school and start a conversation. It is a great feeling to have the kids run up
to you in the morning when you get to school and start playing with you and
calling for you by name. This is an
experience I will never forget. We left
a lasting impression on the school by painting a mural on the wall of the
school of the alphabet. It was a fun
project that we got to be creative with and it will definitely be useful in the
future. However the best part is that the kids really got involved and loved
watching us make the mural. The kids
would always come up and play with the paint and play with us as well as ask
about the painting. Like I said the
experience was amazing because of the kids and the teachers around the school. I could not have asked for a better team of
people to work with and I will never forget the things I learned or the
encounters I have had while I have been at JWOC.
