This week was a major week for AELP, and adaptability was the perfect theme for us. With all of the weather changes we had, especially early on, we had to adapt to a lot of situations. As previously mentioned there were a few situations that involved changes due to weather and planning, these being going to the movies instead of an outdoor activity and also changing the place that we would be viewing the fireworks for the 4th of July. The kids were awesome when it came time for them to adapt to these changes. We had told them that we were going to the movies some were excited because they had never seen the movie before, but some were not feeling the same way. It was our job to try and get them excited for what we were going to do that day! After the movie the kids seemed to be pleased with it but of course, you can't please everybody. I believe everyone has done a good job of it so far this week though.
As I spoke with some of the students this week, they all had similar answers to the question of what they would do if they had to adapt to a situation that went bad. Jimena said that if she had plans to hang out with a group of friends and someone all of the sudden got sick (ironic because of what's going on in the dorm), she would simply make plans with another friend, and that's how she would adapt to the situation. The answer to this question was similar across the board, they all said that they would just change their plans. For me it would be the same. the easiest way to adapt to something is to not stress about it, but be open to many different options.
Great work the first week guys! I look forward to the week ahead :)
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