Does anyone volunteer? If so, what do they do?
I had some great people who put in extra time with me growing up that made a difference academically and emotionally - tutoring, extracurricular activities, etc. Some of the members of this forum have been really encouraging and supportive. I want to pay it forward. However, I'm not sure where I should look? I'm hoh/oral. I don't want to create unnecessary stress - meaning that I thought tutoring kids in my town would be awesome, but when I tried it, I had a hard time keeping up with the conversation/questions. I know the hospice needs people to talk to the citizens but again, not good at conversation.
I'm not super into animals - but I'll open myself up to shelters if I need to. I would rather work with people, but I feel restricted from building meaningful relationships with any of them. I did a few habitat for humanity builds, but then I have people watching over my shoulder and it feels like they are doing the volunteer service including me. Can anyone relate? As far as I know, there are no hoh/deaf schools that are local enough for me for me to pursue.
I had some great people who put in extra time with me growing up that made a difference academically and emotionally - tutoring, extracurricular activities, etc. Some of the members of this forum have been really encouraging and supportive. I want to pay it forward. However, I'm not sure where I should look? I'm hoh/oral. I don't want to create unnecessary stress - meaning that I thought tutoring kids in my town would be awesome, but when I tried it, I had a hard time keeping up with the conversation/questions. I know the hospice needs people to talk to the citizens but again, not good at conversation.
I'm not super into animals - but I'll open myself up to shelters if I need to. I would rather work with people, but I feel restricted from building meaningful relationships with any of them. I did a few habitat for humanity builds, but then I have people watching over my shoulder and it feels like they are doing the volunteer service including me. Can anyone relate? As far as I know, there are no hoh/deaf schools that are local enough for me for me to pursue.