![]() ![]() In an age where most things are typed on a phone or a laptop, the personality, effort and love the kids put in their letters to Mr. Kids not even in high school yet had painted works of art I could never accomplish. Seeing the paintings, drawings and handwritten letters in Mr. to the kids - told me, these aren’t only communities in need, and their own assets can go overlooked. ![]() That’s one thing I learned talking to the teachers at Perkins - to best help others, you need to be well yourself first.īut then, I believe, we should start thinking of people outside our own circles, whose neighborhoods we may never otherwise visit.Īs Perkins’ dean Moises Villalpando - Mr. I’d work my bartending job, where I’d overhear some customers talking about real estate investments or what resort destination they should vacation to this time.ĭon’t get me wrong - everyone needs a little enjoyment with family, friends or by ourselves, to keep us sane and happy. I’d see friends post Instagram photos of expensive cocktails and trips to Disneyland. Then I’d drive back up to my home life in north San Diego. The mornings I visited, I’d drive half an hour down Interstate 15 to the school, where I’d learn about students who had been evicted or sexually abused. Reporting on Perkins was an education for me, and not just about poverty and school performance. ![]()
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