What did you like about the Repairing Together program? I liked playing games so we could get to know the kids from Bruce Guadalupe and Milwaukee College Prep. I also liked  when we had to show something we liked about our school and my group did the letters MJDS because we love our whole entire school, but my favorite game was when the person who was in charge said something and we had to act like it but you were not allowed to look at what other people did and change what you were doing because everyone is allowed to do something different and what they think the word means.

What was challenging? At the beginning it was a little challenging because I did not know anything from the other schools and I was a little scared but a couple minutes we played a game to learn about people at Bruce Guadalupe and Milwaukee College prep and I learned about 10 people.

How have I changed? Before I went to Arts @ Large I was a little afraid of being with a lot of people I do not know but when we got on the bus to come back to school I feel a little more confident on meeting new people and being friends with them. The friend I got most close to was a girl from Milwaukee College prep and her name was Morgan.

Why is it important to meet people from different areas? I think it is important to meet people from different areas because who knows maybe we could become neighbors and remember each other from when we were kids and if I had been in the neighborhood for a while I could say hello and welcome them.

What do you do when you feel uncomfortable in a new and different community? Sometimes when I feel uncomfortable in a different community I stay by people who I know but I do not make friends when I do that so I am going to try to be less shy and instead of  being shy I am going to be open for conversations and new friendships. I had a really good time at Arts @ Large.