Holy Ghost Research Paper

A couple weeks ago, Holy Ghost had its annual service trip to the Dominican Republic. I had heard about the trip from Dr. O’Connor when I did the summer enrichment program in 6th grade. I looked forward to going on the trip when I got to Ghost, and I got the chance this summer. At first I was really nervous, but by the second day there I realized how special the trip truly is. I got to give my Spanish a jog, I got to meet a ton of new people, and I had my eyes opened to a new way of living. I can truly say that the week altered my perspective of life. On the Thursday of the trip I found out that there was drinking going on. I, one who never drink at parties or anything, was honestly disappointed. The last thing I wanted to happen was for the trip to be ruined. It eventually turned into a situation where everyone I was hanging out with was drinking, so I decided to have a drink to give it a try and to fit in. When everyone started to get rowdy I left to hang out with the other sober sophomores. In the morning, Mr. Vierlinck came around questioning everyone about drinking, …show more content…
First, I think a sad truth that I learned is that even if I only put one toe in the water, I get pulled in just as much as everybody else. But more importantly, I learned that in my handling of the situation, I only made it worse. I didn’t see the bigger picture of the whole thing; I was only concerned about my own well-being, and looking back, I now realize that even though my individual mistake was small and stupid, it didn’t help to improve the situation, which was what I needed to do. The good that we all did out there is so much bigger than a drink and a suspension, and in my lack of action in the moment, I put all of that in danger. I think that coming out of the whole thing, I learned that even though I’m upset about my grades getting wrecked in September because of the suspension, I feel even worse about the potential damage I created, and for that, I am truly