Service Learning
(1) What do feel about the trip and why do you feel that way?
- Honestly, I feel kind of nervous about the trip. I have never really been that much of an independent person who is fully capable of taking care of herself properly without much support from others. Until now, I am struggling and wanting to overcome this personal barrier. With this said, I am also actually very excited about the trip. No doubt, it will prove a challenge for me. However, I am willing to take it without hesitation to enable myself to grow as a whole. Never having gone to another country, and for quite a long while, without my family to take care of me before, I feel that this trip is a significant stepping stone for growth as a person both emotionally and in terms of character. However, there are also other reasons that I think have played a big part in my determining my feelings towards this trip. Coming from the Philippines, I have had what you might call first-hand experience with the hardship and struggles of those who are not as fortunate and privileged as most of us. Back then, I saw with my own eyes the sufferings and sacrifices the less fortunate and children even younger than me were going through. However, it was almost always only through the car's window. I could not reach out, and even if I could, I could not have done anything to be of any use. Maybe this is why it is such a sensitive topic to me. Now, though only a bit older, I want to be able to do something that will at least make a difference, even if only a bit, in somebody else's life with my own hands.
(2) What are your personal goals for the trip?
- Honestly, I feel kind of nervous about the trip. I have never really been that much of an independent person who is fully capable of taking care of herself properly without much support from others. Until now, I am struggling and wanting to overcome this personal barrier. With this said, I am also actually very excited about the trip. No doubt, it will prove a challenge for me. However, I am willing to take it without hesitation to enable myself to grow as a whole. Never having gone to another country, and for quite a long while, without my family to take care of me before, I feel that this trip is a significant stepping stone for growth as a person both emotionally and in terms of character. However, there are also other reasons that I think have played a big part in my determining my feelings towards this trip. Coming from the Philippines, I have had what you might call first-hand experience with the hardship and struggles of those who are not as fortunate and privileged as most of us. Back then, I saw with my own eyes the sufferings and sacrifices the less fortunate and children even younger than me were going through. However, it was almost always only through the car's window. I could not reach out, and even if I could, I could not have done anything to be of any use. Maybe this is why it is such a sensitive topic to me. Now, though only a bit older, I want to be able to do something that will at least make a difference, even if only a bit, in somebody else's life with my own hands.
(2) What are your personal goals for the trip?
- My personal goals for the trip....I guess it is to be happy and make others happy. Though I know it may sound such simple a goal, I couldn't explain it in such 'chim' terms that others would have liked to hear. I guess I am also aware that the paths to it are complicated and it in itself will be challenging to achieve. I want to grow as a better and more matured person through this experience, able to stand on my own feet - a feat quite difficult for me to achieve. Often, though I know it may seem strange, I often get carried away by my thoughts, imagining what it would be like to be in other people's shoes - how I would feel, what I would do, what I would and would not want others to do. Succinctly, I want to change myself, and be able to make a difference in somebody else's life, even if only a bit.
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Appearances
- It is a common saying that 'There's more than meets the eye' and 'Beauty is only skin-deep'. Many know of it, but in this world abound with beauty and perfection obsession, how far can this really be practiced? Still, there is also the saying ‘First impressions always count’, so in this once-in-a-long-time situation, is it not sensible that people might as well give it their best shot?
Looks are what the eyes first see when one sets his sights upon something, so it is no wonder that much fuss is made over it. Almost for everyone, aside from cars, houses and jewellery, clothes are one of the major displays of status of a person. People dress to impress. It is unavoidable that one of the main bases from which we analyse a person is through his appearance. When the word ‘success’ is mentioned, the first few things that come to mind are fancy mansions and sophisticated lifestyles. We dress to show who and what we are, but we also dress to attain the kind of aura we want to exude. Common sense tells us that when we go for a job interview, we have to do everything we can to look professional, full of potential and largely suitable for the job we are applying for. Dressing up for it is one of the most obvious and yet most complicated way to do this. It is like a standard that has been set and we have no choice but to follow. Though it is true that is essential to just be ourselves, we must also show that ‘ourselves’ are dependable and deserving of opportunities. By dressing up professionally, a person at the same time exhibits discipline and capable of appropriate conduction. However, when one focuses too much on the outside, they lose sight of what is really important on the inside. Superficiality creeps in and not only is there a change in the way they see themselves, but also in the way they see others and the world. When this happens, a person becomes merely a hollow shell, sporting a perfect exterior but lacking personality and attitude, which are what are really crucial for the path to success.
Success is a combination of both physical and mental attributes. There is, however, a balance to it and when one of either each end tips, the path to it grows vague. This means that people should not be judged by merely their appearances, but their abilities must also be taken into much consideration. After all, is it not true that looks are not everything?
Success is a combination of both physical and mental attributes. There is, however, a balance to it and when one of either each end tips, the path to it grows vague. This means that people should not be judged by merely their appearances, but their abilities must also be taken into much consideration. After all, is it not true that looks are not everything?
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