My three engagement activities of service, leadership and internship complemented each other very well, because all three of my experiences taught me what it meant to be a well-rounded leader. Throughout my entire engagement within the program it was very surprising to see many connections overlap within each activity. The first one I realized that I had practiced with all three activities was social engagement, me practicing social engagement was included in all three of my activities by me just being able to be social within the community. Rather it was within the community (ambassador), in leadership class when I had to hold conversations with the other classmates in the online community or just working and helping out in the community as
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Just being able to gain these valuable relationships during this short time was unbelievable. Just to know I can call or email certain people to ask future questions when I need them is a great resource to have. The last thing that I engaged in while participating in each of these activities was just having the ability to find my self-identity. One’s self Identity may be composed of specific self-assessments, such as personality attributes, knowledge of one’s skills and abilities, one’s occupation and hobbies, and awareness of one’s physical attributes. Getting the experience to involve myself in service, internship and leadership opened my eyes to how I see myself. Throughout my service, leadership and internship experiences I have learned that the real world is much different from what you learn in the classroom. Some things you learn are similar to what you were taught, but that for the most part learning is achieved through the process of actually being hands on. Certain things just need that real world experience so you know how to deal with problems that arise …show more content…
Both of my engagement areas of service and internship were both service based so just being able to learn what being an active volunteer was intrigued me the most. I learned that being a volunteer just did not affect the person who was serving but affected the entire community . Majority of volunteers were often the ones that held that community together with all the work they contributed. Such as when I helped Volunteer Leon put together there annual rebuild a neighborhood event. Without myself and the other volunteers we had help for this event, the elderly community probably would have been still staying in improper living conditions. Volunteering allowed me to connect to the Leon County community more. I wanted to connect more with this community since this was not my hometown, and I believe that I have done a great job because I have over 400 hours of community service. The last thing that I learned through my service and internship activities was that, volunteering helped me gain valuable experience, and helped me realize that non-profit work is something that I was not interested in. Even though I did not want to enter a service based career, the volunteer experience gained gave me the opportunity to practice important skills used in the workplace such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, project planning, task management, and organization. Even though I feel, as I did not
Just being able to gain these valuable relationships during this short time was unbelievable. Just to know I can call or email certain people to ask future questions when I need them is a great resource to have. The last thing that I engaged in while participating in each of these activities was just having the ability to find my self-identity. One’s self Identity may be composed of specific self-assessments, such as personality attributes, knowledge of one’s skills and abilities, one’s occupation and hobbies, and awareness of one’s physical attributes. Getting the experience to involve myself in service, internship and leadership opened my eyes to how I see myself. Throughout my service, leadership and internship experiences I have learned that the real world is much different from what you learn in the classroom. Some things you learn are similar to what you were taught, but that for the most part learning is achieved through the process of actually being hands on. Certain things just need that real world experience so you know how to deal with problems that arise …show more content…
Both of my engagement areas of service and internship were both service based so just being able to learn what being an active volunteer was intrigued me the most. I learned that being a volunteer just did not affect the person who was serving but affected the entire community . Majority of volunteers were often the ones that held that community together with all the work they contributed. Such as when I helped Volunteer Leon put together there annual rebuild a neighborhood event. Without myself and the other volunteers we had help for this event, the elderly community probably would have been still staying in improper living conditions. Volunteering allowed me to connect to the Leon County community more. I wanted to connect more with this community since this was not my hometown, and I believe that I have done a great job because I have over 400 hours of community service. The last thing that I learned through my service and internship activities was that, volunteering helped me gain valuable experience, and helped me realize that non-profit work is something that I was not interested in. Even though I did not want to enter a service based career, the volunteer experience gained gave me the opportunity to practice important skills used in the workplace such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, project planning, task management, and organization. Even though I feel, as I did not