Julie Martin- Week 7

My final week of SOS consisted of helping Alex Sanchez prepare for his first year teaching 3rd grade at Starke Elementary, spending time with the girl I mentor (helping her be a mom for the first time), and working of the "Big Idea" for Bonner Congress. I thoroughly enjoyed all of these. Alex had a great theme for his classroom (Airplanes) and it was a lot of fun being able to decorate and organize everything for his students. It was nice hanging out with the girl I mentor and watching her mature into a woman and awesome mom. I loved planning for the "Big Idea" as I got to work with Jennifer. I also made phone calls to make sure it was a going to be successful and I had the opportunity to speak with the new Bonners at their orientation about it. I already have a lot of support and many Bonners seem interested in service abroad. I hope students continue to be interested in the topic this year and get more involved in our "Big Idea" then ever before. Bonners can count hours for helping Jennifer and me with our "Big Idea" so if you are interested please contact either Jennifer or me. :)