How to get Isabel to connect with the world in its largeness? Here are three small acts:
1. Listen to "This American Life" on the radio in the car when picking her up from "Candy Striping" duty on Sunday afternoon. The intensity of the story hooks her every week.
2. Take her to a high school football game as a rehearsal visit. Explain the band, the seating, the cheerleaders. Stay for 30 minutes and then go. Do it in steps. First get her to agree to get out of the car. Then get her to walk down to the gates and just look. Gradually convince her to walk into the game area - but not to stay. Get her to buy food - as a practice and because she likes to eat.
3. Take her to Barnes and Noble to read on Friday night to lose herself in Manga and photography books.
This is all I have to share tonight.
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