Visit 5

Colin

1/11/10

The Warm Shelter

_____This, my fifth visit, was one of the most success trips so far in my opinion because they have started to interact more with me. I am not such a stranger and when I saw one man, he seemed surprised I was back. With serving on last Wednesday and Friday and going all this week, I hope they will be secure enough to have some full fledge conversations. One man was passing by me to collect his bounty for the day and I noticed he was wearing a cool hat. A hat with a bear and the fresh mountain air flowing through the forest. I told him it was cool, but in return, he mumbled "thanks," just loud enough for me to catch the deep rumble of his voice. In addition, when I first walked into this support facility, I started talking to the "Rockos." I noticed that he was taking pictures and after a picture of the spice rack, he turned around to take one of an empty table. A man next to the table instantly turned away and covered his face. This small movement has shown me that some of these brave civilians still are not secure with themselves. I hope in the days to come, I will learn more, see more, and get to be secure with the people around.