The Hustle

Hello Sewanites! This week was an exciting beginning for all the interns as we began our various projects. On Monday, we got to meet the LEAD Houston high school interns who volunteer with SEWA as well. We worked on the children’s activities with the LEAD interns by sharing our ideas on what activities to have with the children at Los Arcos. We decided to get to know them by playing the name tag game and making cube boxes with different information about them. We made a food pyramid that they would have to stick the different classes of food on them. The LEAD interns were wonderful people to work with and were very efficient and competent.

        Working with the students at ALIEF ISD has been a wonderful experience. They are quite comfortable asking for assistance and are eager to learn. Tutoring them gives me so much joy knowing that I can leave an impact, which would direct them towards the right path in life. On Thursday, Texas Children’s Hospital had an immunization drive at ALIEF ISD. The GIH interns, LEAD Houston interns and the Americorps Vista all volunteered at this event. We had to get the children from their various classrooms and direct them to the rooms were they would be getting immunized. I found this drive very interesting and purposeful.

        Lastly, the public health interns came up with three health camp topics we could engage the people at Los Arcos. Nutrition and hygiene, women’s health and tobacco smoking were the three topics we came up with. We feel that implementing this would really make the refugees aware of their lifestyles and how to live a healthier one.