Shepherd's Field Observation Report

A prominent issue that keeps me up at night is thinking about the amount of privilege certain children of the world have and the severe lack of resources and necessities for other children. This issue has become a concern for me ever since I visited Shepherd’s Field Children Village. Shepherd’s Field Children Village is an orphanage in China where they take in children born with disabilities and give them necessary surgeries and a home until they are adopted. It was started by an American couple in memory of their friend whose dream it was to start such a place. When I visited the orphanage, I was shocked at how happy the kids were despite their disabilities. I was given the opportunity to walk around their homes and their school and it is …show more content…
I thought that I could start a non-profit organization and I spent days learning how to start one and if it was possible. I finally realized after trying for a while that it was unlikely and unrealistic that I could succeed, so I decided to try something else. I found volunteer opportunities around my community such as volunteering at a food bank and hospital. I volunteered at Northwest Harvest and Virginia Mason Hospital and I still volunteer there now. I met many people at these places and they all told me that I was impacting peoples’ lives immensely and that they were grateful that they had people like me to help. At Virginia Mason, I was able to talk with many of the elderly patients and they seemed genuinely grateful and happy that “some young people these days get off their phones and give back to the community.” I then realized that instead of singlehandedly trying to make an impact on the world, I could get my friends and others to help as well; so I decided to research different clubs to see if I could start one at my school. I finally found one called Interact Club, which I started and now is