Q.A.V.I.A.F.

Q.A.V.I.A.F.
Questions a Volunteer is Asked Frequently
Volume 1

Q: Can you explain the sensation you feel traveling at the speed of light, in mid-air, like you do?
A: Excuse me?

Q: This invisibility thing must be some sort of moral exercise, huh?
A: Uh…

Q: And you’re able to bend time and space with your mind, correct?
A: I’m not sure, but I feel like you’re confusing me with some sort of weird amalgamation of superheroes and, I don’t know, total nonsense? I was told this would be an interview about volunteering at 826 Valencia.

Q: Go on.
A: Okay? I volunteer at 826 Valencia, I tutor kids in the after-school tutoring program, and I go into the schools, when I get the chance. It’s a very rewarding experience, working with the kids. You get these moments that you don’t get in many other places, these breakthrough sort of moments where you’re able to help a child understand a concept that no one ever really took the time to explain to him before.

Q: I think I heard something about lasers in there. Now, you shoot the lasers out of your retinas? What is a retina, exactly, for anybody out there that might not be in-the-know?
A: ...

Q: In conclusion, in case you didn’t get it, the point I was trying to make with my questions was that the volunteers at 826 Valencia have the most impressive superpower of all; the power to have an impact on the minds of students.
A: Okay. It’s a little bit cheesy, though.

[To submit real questions that you are asked frequently, email save826volunteers@gmail.com]