Career Progression

I am a passionate student currently enrolled in the Recreation Program at Western Washington University with a support area in communication. The past couple years have changed my perspectives on where I see myself in the future since starting this major. I am currently looking for a career that works with youth and outdoor recreation. When I think about the skills that I have acquired throughout my life they all seem to lead me in this particular direction. Outdoor recreation is more than just a job or a career, it’s my whole personality; so when I think of a career path in that field I know that I will be passionate about it, wherever it leads me. This program starts you down a solid path by putting you in situations that you may face in the future in any career. Not only does my program teach you all …show more content…
I have been given many opportunities to volunteer throughout this program and one that particularly stood out was working with the Ski to Sea race. Not only are you there with thousands of people and cheering them on during race day, but you are behind the scene days before setting up. You get to stretch your skills with planning and setting up the course and building teams to get jobs done in a timely manner. You realize you only have so many hours before race day and that jobs need to get done right the first time. This really put me in a situation working with a deadline and how to utilize the people around you and find the best way to meet your deadlines on time. On race day we were able to fully emerge ourselves with the racers and encourage them on their endeavors while providing a helping hand wherever it was needed. This let you find a need and fill it, whether it was pulling canoes out of the water while racers collapsed or handing out oranges or apples to tired athletes; you became a person that people could count on to help them