In lieu of a full time job, Jeff and I have the oppurtunity to tutor at a charter high school in downtown San Antonio at a school called Por Vida Academy. Por Vida in Spanish means For Life, and some of these kids are taking that literally. For example the average age of ninth grades is 17-18, and the age of senior is anywhere from 18-28!
Anyways, these are the kids you do NOT want to meet in a dark alley. It has been an eye opening experience to say the least. In our attempt to better educate these thugs, we are recieving an informal education of life in the 'hood. An amazing and challenging education to say the least.
So... today at Por Vida, unexpectedly the principal announces that we are having a "fire drill". With no fire alarm going off, we herd all of the 200 student outside all the way to fence by the road, and then watch with all the students as 4 police cars roll onto the premises followed by 3-4 armed trucks, and a couple under cover cop cars, complete with dogs and everything. That's not really normal fire drill procedure is it? After almost 2 hours, and the alleged BOMB THREAT was over, they let us back inside. That's right, bomb threat. And talking with my teacher, this is apparently not an uncommon event.
Another source of motivation to keep looking for a job, right?
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