I went in for a day at a school in a pretty tough area and as always got feedback. One week later I got this email from a 17 year old:

I just been waiting for this opportunity to thank you for the lesson you gave us for about a week ago. It was amazing. Every word you say makes me more inspired, and my self-confidence isn’t so good, not at all actually, but when you speak and tell us all these things, it all feels so much better.

I guess I just want to thank you, because you give me such an inspiration and you make me feel that studying is really fun, it’s fun to learn. I really do hope that you come back soon I really do.

And that’s why I do what I do: if it makes a difference, and can help one teenager see life as possible instead of impossible, as hopeful instead of hopelesss, as having a future that might actually lead somewhere. It’s always fun to work with those who already understand how life works and just need better tools, but to make a real difference you need to work with those who see it as gray, boring, and crushing…

I look forward to return visit in February very much…