Call to Action Day

Tuesday. October 11, 2016. This is probably one of the most memorable moments so far of Freshmen year. What I learned and valued about as its called "service" is that you do not only think about yourself, but I found myself being more open-minded and almost found being stress-relieved because kids are some of the most honest people that a person can meet. That service is broad and cannot be more only defined to one "act" and "task". I went on a boat at sea aka the Marine Science Institute with fifth graders from Ravenswood. In a way that this day developed a meaningful connection with the community is because alumni got to leave campus and experience a different environment as well as a much younger group, one that is definitely more interesting. We were not surrounded by people that were college students or soon to be grads, but individuals with a knowledge that is barely at the brink of expanding. Students that were tiny, but mighty and unafraid of asking questions and showed creativity that most adults would probably have trouble coming up with, but to the children it was as easy as five min, a whiteboard, and markers. I liked working with kids because I do plan to go to medical school, and become a pediatrician so this was a nice experience to enhance my college knowledge and awareness of how to work with kids.