It has been a very busy weekend for me. I am going to give you guys the breakdown of how my internship has gone for the past couple of days. If there was any day where I gained a lot of experience on how ork with kids, it was Friday. I had to sit a couple of kids down. Both times were for cursing. I heard the "f" word and the "s" word. They were the real words, not the substitutes which have been a great problem recently. This was also the night that we were having our Halloween dance. I had to hold what seemed to be about 50 kids in the snack room while the mentors, youth council members, and volunteers set up for the dance. It seemed like it was going to be endless. The kids got restless and were constantly nagging me for different things. I breathed a sigh of relief when another volunteer showed up to help out. I am getting better at handling the multiple demands though. For the rest of the night I was responsible for making sure that the kids stay on their best behavior. I constantly checked the boy's restroom to make sure that there were no fights going on, no one was sick, injured, etc. I also made sure that I kept an eye on the kids as they were waiting for their rides to come pick them up.
On Saturday I did not have to do any work with kids. I worked the concession stands while having the opportunity to view cage fighting matches for the first time. The MMA rents out the Gerdon Youth Center about every three months for around $500 and we get to keep all the profit made off of the concessions. By making me work during this event, my supervisor gave me the chance to see where some of our money comes from. All in all I was able to relax a little bit and be entertained and I had a break from the kids.
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