Hello,



I have not started volunteering yet and I do not where I am going to volunteer but I am till excited about this project. I am just so excited to be out there working with children who will need my help and, hopefully, appreciate my time and effort. As I am posting this blog, my childhood memories come back to me. A few years ago, I came to the states as an Afghan refugee. I did not speak English nor had I attended school before. I was completely illiterate. No one could help me because my parents did not speak English and my school teachers did not speak Farsi. So I was all on my own to learn the material. Today, I see children going through a difficult and it makes me think back to my own difficult times and that is why I wish to help them out. The difference is no one helped me, I worked hard and learned everything on my own. I spent endless hours learning English and then the subjects, sometimes with the help of my teachers. I feel like my story can reach many children who are out there struggling with school. Hopefully, I'll make a difference in someone's life.