What was it like?
What was the room like?
Where are the showers and toilets?
I'm really shy and nervous about communicating with the residents.
Is it difficult to come up with conversation? I know that people with disabilities are just the same as everyone else, I'm just scared that they won't like me.. :\
I looked on the site (believe that it's same place that you're referring to) and it seems like a lovely place (though 'looks can be deceiving' ;) Please don't be worried that the residents won't take to you. Just about everyone worries about that, but with experience, one can become more self-assured and confident. Regarding conversation, one may be able to comment about the current weather conditions/favorite season(s), the resident's logo on his or her top, piece of jewelry that the resident is wearing, looking at the newspaper together and talking about some current events (hopefully nothing too upsetting), hobbies and interests of both of you. It's also a good idea to talk to them as though they don't have limitations such as if used to play basketball but now unable to due to legs not working correctly, referring to them as someone who 'plays' (instead of 'played') basketball.
Perhaps http://www.yahoo.com has more suggestions for conversation starters. One can just type into search.
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It was great, don't be worried about communication. It's so easy, trust me. I'm the shyest girl you could ever meet xD They tend to do all the talking anyway!
ReplyDeleteRooms are quite poor but you don'tspend much time up there, it's just a place to crash at night. The showers aren't too bad and the toilets are ok.