After school program

Zariah gave me these pictures. 

when she asked how write my name, I felt so happy!

Khleela & Z'ariah

'My grandma's name is Hello kitty!'

'Ohh Jihye, Your English sounds like Spanish!'

'Look at her, she is cute (giggle giggle)'

 All those things is that kids surround me and said to me. 

They seem be interested in me when seeing me. 

Probably that reason might be there're only black american kids and most volunteer is black, too.

They like touching my hair and skin. 

At first time, I was embarrassed about their response but now, whenever they try to touch my hair, I bow to them for they can touch me easily.

If someone ask what is most hardest part of volunteering in after school program, I would not hesitate to say 'Reading Book'!

Even if I have learned English for couple years, It is still difficult to read book for kids.

Because some words are unfamiliar and my accent is also big trouble. 

when Zariah said to me my English sounds like Spanish, I so laughed a lot and felt sad.

Sometimes, they do not focus on listening, I am sorry to them. The reason would be my English.

When people ask what I am doing in here, I usually say I help teaching kids. 

However actually, I have been learning many things from them.

If I say some word differently, they let me know what is right pronunciation.

 sometimes when I read fairy tale book, there's always the word I don't know that meaning.

At first, I was so embarrassed about new word but now I ask to kids.

"what is this meaning of words?"

Everyone like teaching something, kids they also too.

They try to letting me understand that meaning, using body language or drawing picture.

This is killing two birds with one stone!

Now, I can recognize they're taller than time we first me.

They are so lovely and sometimes make me surprised at amazing imagination.

It is still hard to make them focus on homework but It's God's blessing that I can meet and communicate with them.