Interns of the Mohth

Name: Amy Hunt

Hometown: Huntsville, TX

College: Dallas Baptist University

Major: Counseling

PT Site: Oak Cliff           

 Why did you want to serve as an intern at PT?

I enjoy working with kids and helping them succeed at life and come closer to self-awareness.

 

What is the most important lesson you have learned from working with children/youth?

For me, watching their behavior closely helps with determining how to more specifically help them with schoolwork (or any other area in life).

 

What is your favorite part of the Project Transformation experience?

When I realized the deeper needs that the children express, I remember the reality of this work and how much change I can really bring about in their environment.

 

If you could tell one story from your experience at PT – what story would you tell?

I look back and remember the times I educated them about astronomy or another impressive subject and the information I was able to share just blew their mind.

 

Blog questions for Intern of the Month:

 

Name: Chavara Hamilton

Hometown: Cleveland, TX

College: Dallas Baptist University

Major: Counseling

PT Site: Wesley Rankin

 Why did you want to serve as an intern at PT?

 After serving in 2008 in the summer I knew I wanted to come back.  There were many things I didn’t understand the first time, so I told myself I would come back and fill in the gray areas I experienced.

 

What is the most important lesson you have learned from working with children/youth?

The most important lesson I learned was to have patience.  Patience is so vital when working with children/youth and also when working with a team because things aren’t always done the way one would like.  It takes a lot of compromise.

 

What is your favorite part of the Project Transformation experience?

My favorite part of the PT experience is the relationships with the kids and my teammates.  It amazes me how fast you form bonds with the children and your teammates within the allotted time period.  You really grow to love these people and stay in contact with them for the rest of your life.

 

If you could tell one story from your experience at PT – what story would you tell?

There are so many stories, but one story I would share would be a time when I was helping a child do homework and he said “I don’t know how to do ABC order.”  I replied by saying “Yes, you do!”  Later, I explained to him what I thought would be the best way to do ABC order and he did it.  Once he was finished he said, “You’re smart”, and I said, “No you’re the smart one, you told me you couldn’t do something, then proved to me you could.”  He replied, “You helped me.”  Chris stating I helped him let me know that my job was done.  Many times we handicap children by doing things for them that they can do themselves, but I refuse to handicap my kids.  I want them to be strong and independent individuals.