There are birthdays, and then there are blog-days. Today is the latter for yours truly, as JIMBO TIMES the L.A. Storyteller completes a fifth year in publication.
For the special occasion, I can think of few activities more fitting than sitting down to write just a snippet about L.A. for the purpose of bolstering the workshop experience at our free and open day of art, workshops, and engagement with the vecindad.
See the following note for BTS 2’s workshop facilitators. Because how can a workshop facilitator deliver a great experience for their workshop participants, if we don’t first consider a few key details about those participants?
“Consider a day in the life of Doña Maria and her two children in Los Angeles. By 7:30 AM on Monday morning, Doña Maria serves breakfast for her two children, Carlos and Miguel. By 8 AM, she begins walking her kids to school. She first drops off Carlos (11 years old), the younger of the two brothers, at nearby Lockwood elementary, then Miguel (13 years old), the older of the two brothers, at King Middle School, which is nearly a mile away from home. By 9 am, Doña Maria returns home and prepares to head out to her neighbors’ apartment nearby, where she’ll look after their toddlers for four to five hours. By 2 pm, Doña Maria finishes her shift with the toddlers for the day, and prepares once again to pick up Carlos and Miguel from school. By 4 PM, she’s back home with her boys. She spends the rest of her day preparing dinner, cleaning up after the kids, and setting up for Tuesday morning. Considering Doña Maria’s schedule, at which point in the day might she and her kids be able to access your program or resources?”
These are the questions we have to ask if we’re to deliver critical experiences to our special audiences. The party begins now.
Happy Blogaversary, JIMBO TIMES!
J.T.