07/05/2020
A little bit about my first time working with children. At first, I i was petrified. I was all of a sudden in charge of a classroom full of kids with strong personalities, children who have been through situations that I could only imagine, growing up in the favela streets. I thought, how can I reach them? How do I even talk with these children, do I have anything relatable that they could see in me and start trusting me?
Turns out kids are still kids. They need someone to care for them, to show them love and just play with them. The first time I heard them calling me 'tia', smiling at me and running to give me a hug, that was it. I was hooked. Missing these little souls & my thoughts go out to them and their families during those difficult times.
Check out ACE Projects' Fundraiser to help out the vulnerable people in the favelas of Rio: https://donorbox.org/ace-emergency-response-to-covid-19
