Got to watch concert footage today, so that was way fun. It was in lieu of the last half hour or so of practice, a good chill night.
Went into the prison 4 times this week, only to discover all 4 times that they were on lockdown. Apparently things are "out of control" out at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (read: lots and lots of fighting). Anyhow, we saw a few clients today anyway, but had to go up to their module to work with them (instead of having them meet us in a room in the central area of the facility). They've been locked up in cells for days now without much relief from their cages, so they were glad to be let out for a little while.
I've been working mostly with the boys, since the girls' side is so much smaller and are in very different situations (i.e. not so long-term), and it's interesting being a woman and teaching them this class. It's a very gender heavy situation, what with them relating to Andy because he's such a cool and comfortable guy, and them relating to me because, well, I'm a female. That, and we can both get them in a good job setup after they leave.
It's just been an interesting situation, discovering what the gender dynamics are like on both sides (girls' side, boys' side) and seeing how that really affects that overall environment of the facility. The boys' side is very male dominated, with prison guards pretty much dictating everything that should happen and being very macho about their responsibilities (the perfect spot for exercising your male privilege, if you will), whereas the girls' side is much more laid back and everyone just seems to be much nicer, generally speaking. There are, of course, more female guards also, though the head supervisor there is a man.
I dunno, those thoughts were much more drawn out than I had originally intended.
I really just wanted to blog to post this:
I found it off of Lynne's gchat message and I can't get enough cuteness now.
And then, this.
hahahaha
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