WANDA
By Truman
When we met Ms. Wanda at Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, she was immediately one of the nicest people we met on the trip. She walked into the room singing, grabbed Finn's hand and danced with him while she sang, and then got everyone in the room to sing. She explained her positivity: she told us a story of how her mom told her that she can't sit in the back; you've gotta sit in the front show them that you're not scared. Ms. Wanda's mom gave her that tenacious attitude. She said that at one point, she was homeless, which amazes me, because she seems extremely cheerful all the time, like she has no care in the world.
Ms. Wanda is extremely inspiring and a good person all around. If that happened to anyone else they would probably stop being happy and just be down all the time, but Ms. Wanda makes the best out of her life and leaves her sorrows in the past. She also talked to us about how a Jewish family that moved in near her, and she didn’t care about their religion, she accepted them into the community like she accepted us. After we met her, everyone was so inspired by her that they talked about how they could be more like her. She made you think of how you can be a better you.
Her voice was also energetic: she projected her voice and smiled while she talked. I imagine having her as my neighbor... there would never be a dull moment. It was amazing meeting her and I hope we can see her again.
Ms. Wanda is extremely inspiring and a good person all around. If that happened to anyone else they would probably stop being happy and just be down all the time, but Ms. Wanda makes the best out of her life and leaves her sorrows in the past. She also talked to us about how a Jewish family that moved in near her, and she didn’t care about their religion, she accepted them into the community like she accepted us. After we met her, everyone was so inspired by her that they talked about how they could be more like her. She made you think of how you can be a better you.
Her voice was also energetic: she projected her voice and smiled while she talked. I imagine having her as my neighbor... there would never be a dull moment. It was amazing meeting her and I hope we can see her again.