Personal Narrative: My Volunteer Experience

How I got to view the world through the eyes of others through my volunteer experiences. When you get to do that and learn something new but other ways to help you are truly outstanding. There are so many things that first attracted me to volunteering. Of course, it was advertised in a way to volunteer for yourself to gain experience however I was attracted by how a little can mean the world to someone else. I help others to simple help, not to gain as advertised.
I got to see through the eyes of a child (ren) who struggles with reading when I was a reading Corps tutor this past fall. You get to understand how much work it takes to sound out a word. You get to feel their vulnerability and trust that they placed in you to help them understand what is being read. By the end of the experience, you rejoice in the little things. You get to see the way their eyes light up when they read a word that they struggled with at the beginning. The small accomplishment to me meant way more to them and they helped me slow down to understand that as I helped open them up to being …show more content…
They showed me more than colors on a canvas. The pieces are time, pasts and futures they experienced or hope to experience within their lifetime. “A bristles on a paint brush can be more than just a brush” one taught me that it can be a symbol of security handled in the palm of your hand. “In a world of chaos you get to choose the colors” another would say. Artists have found what many look for. They found a peace, passion and fit for their life. Whether painting, drawing, molding, or writing artists venture into a realm of happiness that others journey their whole lives to find. “Money doesn’t matter when you’ve final found something to smile for every day, it just takes your commitment. Then you jump.” The end result is a piece that everyone can view to help find themselves if they look hard