Thursday, September 24, was a special day in Nautilus Middle School. The first time I stepped into the school I was nervous. I didn’t know anybody, not even any of the college students. Soon, however, I met a few new people, and later in the period, during the interviews, I met a lot of kids. There was one child in specific that was sitting down all alone. I walked toward him, and he smiled. I asked for his name and he told me it was Christian. We started talking about our likes and dislikes. Every time we had something in common, we would crash our fists together. When it was time for us to talk about what we wanted to write about in the books being sent to Nicaragua, I was looking for someone to work with. Christian found me and started telling me what his ideas were for the book. Christian is a very intelligent little dude. He was coming up with interesting topics such as mixed culture in the U.S and the architecture around us.
But at the end of the day, what really made our time together special, was when I said bye; he was ready to crash fists once again
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When he asked me if I was coming next Thursday, he really surprised me and made my day. I can’t explain it but just hearing him tell me "Are you coming next Thursday?" made me feel good. It made me think that I can be a big brother to someone.This first day had a special impact on me not because of the extra credit, or the Presidential Award but for providing the satisfaction of knowing that someone is looking up to me. I loved our first Thursday at Nautilus. I told everybody about my experience, even my girlfriend. I can’t wait for another Thursday like the one that just passed.
~Edward Morales
