I have always been a relatively average child. I did not believe that I had any redeeming qualities about myself. Unlike other children my age who wanted to fit in with their peers, I tried my best to be as unique as possible. I wanted to be able to stand out from the crowd. However, I realized that goal was not easy to accomplish.
My high school has a requirement where students have to finish twenty hours of community service within four years. Like every other student at my school, I joined a club in order to get opportunities for community service. After a year of miscellaneous community service for the Recycling Club, I realized that I was not satisfied with the way I was carrying out my high school career. Later I found out that my school offered the “Maroon Cord” for students who completed 150 hours of community service within their high school years. At that point, I felt a small fire slowly igniting within my chest. …show more content…
I loved to go on adventures into the storybook world. Reading was a way to go on adventures and experience a whole different life without leaving the comfort of home. The Milpitas library became a second home for me. Most of my time was spent at the library. I was very excited to find out that high school students could volunteer at the library. I went applied and went through the whole application process just for me to get rejected on my first try. Although being rejected is a little bit discouraging, I attempted to try again. I got rejected again on my second, third, and fourth tries. At this point I wanted to give up because I did not believe that I could become a volunteer. However, my passion for helping the community urged me to try one last time. On my fifth attempt at applying, I was accepted and became a volunteer for the Milpitas
My high school has a requirement where students have to finish twenty hours of community service within four years. Like every other student at my school, I joined a club in order to get opportunities for community service. After a year of miscellaneous community service for the Recycling Club, I realized that I was not satisfied with the way I was carrying out my high school career. Later I found out that my school offered the “Maroon Cord” for students who completed 150 hours of community service within their high school years. At that point, I felt a small fire slowly igniting within my chest. …show more content…
I loved to go on adventures into the storybook world. Reading was a way to go on adventures and experience a whole different life without leaving the comfort of home. The Milpitas library became a second home for me. Most of my time was spent at the library. I was very excited to find out that high school students could volunteer at the library. I went applied and went through the whole application process just for me to get rejected on my first try. Although being rejected is a little bit discouraging, I attempted to try again. I got rejected again on my second, third, and fourth tries. At this point I wanted to give up because I did not believe that I could become a volunteer. However, my passion for helping the community urged me to try one last time. On my fifth attempt at applying, I was accepted and became a volunteer for the Milpitas