'The youth club' is the last session on Mondays in Barton for me.
This youth club I have worked in before and one member of staff is still there after 3-4 years. This situation is one of those where you just say to yourself professional pride will make me get a result here. It will be small, but any result is a huge step.
The session went like this. Say hi, eat toast, small talk, introduce background to the project, play pool, show my photos of previous projects, small talk, draw with two guys for 5 mins. Then watch kids kick dustbins, throw pool balls around and spit on the pool table and act like complete tubes.
The session was abandoned slightly before the end. Then the most senior member of staff asked me to stay for the session evaluation! I said OK.
What did I learn…one kid's doctor told him he had ADHD and the pool ball thrower had a collection of pictures of expensive super cars. I also learnt alot of paperwork is generated after youth club sessions and remembered that often the best journeys are the slow ones!
