More joy from service today - it was my first day as a reading tutor at the local elementary school. There was a lot of joy in helping kids learn, particularly the kid that I worked with who needed help with his math homework. I don't know much about teaching math or reading, but it was neat to lay the groundwork into building a relationship that I will have with those kids over the upcoming weeks.

It was also a particular joy to get a better sense of how many volunteers really help out at a school: people of all ages and seemingly walks of life, just sparing an hour or two, or sometimes much more, to help kids get a good start in life.