Gibbs model of reflection
1 Introduction
College life turned out to be much different than what I expected and I was not ready for it even when I thought I definitely was. I was raised in a closely-knit family comprising of my father, mother and younger brother and me. All my life, till the day I left home to start a new chapter in my life, my parents had monitored my every move and essentially spoon-fed me because they wanted the best for and therefore I never really understood what the word ‘freedom’, that my other friends would talk about, meant. From making food, to managing money, my parents had done everything for me to the point that all I had to worry about was managing my studies, in which they also aided me by paying for private tuitions so I could clear the doubts that I had. Life was simple. Study, eat, workout, sleep. Repeat this process everyday till the day I die I thought. But, …show more content…
Sat all alone, looking at everyone making new friends and huddling in groups and sitting shoulder to shoulder in groups, while I was too nervous to approach anyone. This went on for quite some time till I decided that I could not keep on doing this as I believe that having a few friends is essential to survive in college and keep you company as loneliness does not end well especially if you are studying medicine. So, I looked up and found a familiar face to whom my father had introduced himself. For some reason, I still do not know why, I could not bring myself to talk to people. But I took a deep breath and went and introduced myself. On further talking, I immediately connected with him and realized we had a lot in common. I had found a friend away from home. This made me learn my first lesson to not be nervous to talk to people as they aren’t going to hurt you just because you said “Hello” and to get out of your comfort zone so as to experience new things. I recognized that being polite was the simplest way to make
1 Introduction
College life turned out to be much different than what I expected and I was not ready for it even when I thought I definitely was. I was raised in a closely-knit family comprising of my father, mother and younger brother and me. All my life, till the day I left home to start a new chapter in my life, my parents had monitored my every move and essentially spoon-fed me because they wanted the best for and therefore I never really understood what the word ‘freedom’, that my other friends would talk about, meant. From making food, to managing money, my parents had done everything for me to the point that all I had to worry about was managing my studies, in which they also aided me by paying for private tuitions so I could clear the doubts that I had. Life was simple. Study, eat, workout, sleep. Repeat this process everyday till the day I die I thought. But, …show more content…
Sat all alone, looking at everyone making new friends and huddling in groups and sitting shoulder to shoulder in groups, while I was too nervous to approach anyone. This went on for quite some time till I decided that I could not keep on doing this as I believe that having a few friends is essential to survive in college and keep you company as loneliness does not end well especially if you are studying medicine. So, I looked up and found a familiar face to whom my father had introduced himself. For some reason, I still do not know why, I could not bring myself to talk to people. But I took a deep breath and went and introduced myself. On further talking, I immediately connected with him and realized we had a lot in common. I had found a friend away from home. This made me learn my first lesson to not be nervous to talk to people as they aren’t going to hurt you just because you said “Hello” and to get out of your comfort zone so as to experience new things. I recognized that being polite was the simplest way to make