By Gracie Deisler, 365 Days of Service, Thousand Oaks Chapter
Four years ago I decided that since I spend my working hours with older adults, I should do something to spend time with people younger too. I got involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and I was paired with Angel, an 11-year-old girl. Four years later (her 15th birthday happened two weeks ago) we are still meeting, maybe not as regularly as we did when she was younger, but at least a few times per month! We seem to text more than talk on the phone these days too! It wasn't easy to build a relationship with her and still some days seem like a struggle to get her to open up. But it has been a very rewarding experience...both for her and for me. I hope to continue to be in her life for many more years. Next week she gets her wisdom teeth out so we have a date for ice cream and a movie!
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