Kids ran in the streets with palm branches chanting my name saying "Yes we can Serena, Yes we can!" Thousands of people have traveled 15miles by foot - most without shoes. One girl said it was 2 weeks before it was her bath day. But she cleaned up and took a bath 2 weeks early. This was an occasion for them. This was also an occasion for me.
This time for this school we added more. We added a hearing impaired class with a teacher to work with the deaf students. My heart was moved, and my eyes became swollen with tears when one boy named Maythia as he frantically signed to me. "I will finally be able to talk and speak all the things that are in my head!!"
He will be able to do this because the secondary schools are all equipped with the latest HP computers and printers. These kids have only heard of "machines that show bright colors" called computers, but now they have one to pursue every goal in their lives.
As I stand to cut the official ribbon of the school opening I think "Wow we did it- again!" Never have I felt this excitement- this tingle in my belly…not even while holding up the Wimbledon crown. I found something I love even more than tennis - helping kids.I asked the class- "How many of you have a dream?" No hands shot up. Fear was holding them from speaking. I asked them if they new what a dream was. Again silence filled the room.
