Blog 4: Loop

Standing on a side walk in downtown, early in the morning, surrounded by broken down houses and homeless people, I walked into the Father Joe’s Village. Inside I saw children, women, and men, wearing used clothing and going about their business. As I walked around the village I saw different people washing clothes, cleaning, and a few smoking. Although all these people have no home of their own and barely any possessions, they looked content. I saw a place where people could have their teeth fixed for free, finish school and get degrees, and a nursing area for young children and babies. The village had rooms with beds, several cafeterias, a playground, and many other things to support the people who live there. Many of the people living there seemed happy and they had an air of self-esteem to them rather than self pity. My visit to Father Joe’s Village showed me that people with nothing aren’t a lost cause and can be helped. It gives poorer people hope, and it also gives people like me who want to help poor people the hope that we can do something about it.

My goal in life is to change people’s lives in a good way. I want to travel all over the world and do something to help end social injustices like female genital mutilation, child soldiers, starvation, and the loads of other social injustices. Audrey is one of the many people who have helped others, and not expected anything in return. When I help people, the only thing I would ever want in return is for them to be happier. I love doing work at Father Joe’s because not only am I physically helping people, but I am also showing them that someone cares about them.

I chose this opening and closing combo because it will keep the reader interested on what I am going to talk about. It ties together my big idea by implying that helping people is what I want to do in my future. I am hoping the reader understands how helping a person can change that person's life and not only does it affect that one person, but it ripples out to everyone.