Personal Narrative: My First Day As A Volunteer

My first day as a volunteer at the Boys and Girls club was a very well day. I had already known that there are a lot of kids and the time that I went in at was homework time. Since it was the first day I was unsure of where to go and what to do; thankfully the staffs there are very welcoming and very inclusive. The surprised on my first day was the welcoming, curiosity and the flood of questions that some of the children had asked me. I had plan to be the one asking the children questions, instead they beat me to it and it was hard to answer some of their questions. For example, one child asked me where I was from and they said no like where which nation did I come from, if I had a boyfriend, if I know this person. I was applaud that they were asking so much question, but when I looked around me some of the other volunteer were also being asked almost the same questions as me. I figure that was the children’s way of trying to connect and getting to know more about the volunteers. …show more content…
Everytime when I go in I always make sure I stay positive and bright as there maybe children who look up to me as a role model. Furthermore, I learned how to deal with children who are having a bad day and how to say positive things; which I can use for future references as I am a future social worker. With the experience I have learned; will help me deal with matters and help me make important decision for children in the future. Secondly, learning how to be positive and say positive will help me build a stable relationship with my consumers as a social work. Lastly, I learned to be inclusive of everyone and this is very important because being inclusive can make a big impact on a person’s life or situation. This will help me in my field not to just include the child, the child’s family, but the people who are a direct link to the family on the macro level of