a long way gone 17 and 18

This is when i really see ishmael changing for the good.  He can finally trust someone. He is now over his drug use and you can see many improvements such as his sleeping ability. He does not have to take meds for sleeping. He now has his music again which brings back a great time of his past, which excites him inside. The best thing that happened to him though was when leslie found his uncle in the city. His uncle wants to take care of him and that excites ishmael because now he has family. Also he has someone to tell him about his past. It is also good that one of his uncle's kid likes soccer so they have something in common.