I was so shocked when I found out about the stabbing, I knew this boy, and I had spoken to him before and he seemed if not a little on edge;perfectly fine. I was looking through some foreign papers for my job when I came across the story in a London newspaper.At first I didn't know how to react because this was just a young boy. Normally I would of dismissed this and thought "oh typical London youth stabbing someone again" if I hadn't known the boy, but I did.
It effects you so much differently when you actually know the person. Everyone in the meeting today cared about Kojo in one way or another and I know I only spoke to him for a short period of time but I feel for him and what he's going through. It was such a life changing experience actually hearing his view of the story. The meeting really helped me to understand how the kids I translate for really feel.
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