A life changing experience

Have you ever heard of CCD? Well it is religion class for Catholics who go to public school. This year for my service hours I thought I would volunteer as a teacher there. What I started became a life changing experience. On my first day the principle assigned me to a teacher who had the worst class, I was her assistant. I ended up knowing some of the kids in the class and got them to calm down a little. I honestly have to say this has to be the best experience of my life. The teacher and I became close; she called me an “angel from heaven” lol. She needed help so badly she was about to quit. I make tests and quizzes and I really connect with each of the students. On Monday though I received news that the women I work with (the teacher) was diagnosed with cancer. I don’t think I can describe how I feel. I came into this as a perky assistant teacher who never thought she would make such a connection with anyone, not even the teacher. I was about to cry when she told me this, she feels like a family member to me. But it’s not the end of the world, she was optimistic and said that she will make it through and we are going to teach together forever. CCD – I only did this for service hours but now I actually look forward to going. The teacher will not be there as much so I will become head teacher. I am a little excited but I wish she would be there with me. I can’t believe all that has happened; this was just for service hours. This was just for an A on a test grade. But I can say that even when I’m finished with my service hours, I will do this for a very long time.
This has changed my life.