SEWA....

These past two weeks that I have been in this organization have been amazing. Sewa is a grass root non-profit organization that provides services to the Bhutanese refugees who come to the United States for better settlement. Sewa also volunteers at Alief ISD as tutors to students in SLI. These students come from different countries for better education. I joined Sewa to work in the Get Inspired Houston summer internship. This is my first internship ever so I was a bit nervous about it. The first week I got oriented with the other interns. Four of us will be on the public health and family services team while the remaining two will be in the women and refugee empowerment team.

            The Bhutanese refugees reside in Los Arcos Apartment Complex. Here, Sewa has an apartment where we provide them with typing, sewing and computer classes, which should start shortly. We also engage the children in various activities. Last week I go to work one on one with a typing student and to my surprise she was doing extremely well. This week she went forward towards the speaking aspect of English and she pronounced the words with little or no difficulty. The children in this complex were all eager and excited seeing us. They all introduced themselves to us and warmed up to us quickly. We played different games and did a little karaoke.

            The most interesting part is working with the kids in the SLI program; they all seem eager and ready to learn. I’m so excited about the internship rendering my time and services to these families is something I feel happy and at peace doing. I really look forward to learning different aspects of their culture and identity. Below I have a picture with one of the kids from the apartment.