Azzam

Azzam has attended the voluntary sessions, although not consistently. He is from the Middle East, lives in supported housing and has a social worker. He has no family in UK. He does not receive EMA.
Azzam loves to be filmed and likes watching his image played back. He is not so interested in using the equipment. He is a natural actor and likes to pretend he is Tony Montana from Scarface (played by Al Pacino). He tries to mimic him when he is talking. He is extremely interested in all areas of UK culture and on visits to places of interest (local historical buildings) he always asks questions to find out information. He also asks questions in English for his colleagues, who share his first language but are not confident enough in English.
He arrives at the boat house for the kayaking session. He has his gang with him. He encourages them to take part in activities. When he gets into the kayak he tries to show everyone his skills. He makes his classmates get into their kayaks too. He tells his peers what to do on the water.
In the woods he asks more questions about the tasks he needs to carry out. He shows his colleagues the technique for removing invasive plants. He is happy to be in the woods and thanks me for taking him. He uses a fluent but inaccurate language when helping to decide which clips to include in the film. He and I are satisfied by his use of language. He is a low level learner and making quick progress.
He is currently looking for paid employment. He tells me that he misses college and our class.