Pre-Service Post

Today is going to my first day working with World Relief.  Despite many schedule conflicts, Kelly and I have worked things out.  Unfortunately, I have to meet with many different families rather than one family.  This could pose a problem when trying to build relationships with the families.  This is only because my time will be split between a few families. It would be nice to get good relationships and first hand experience from this project. I assume that these families are not as well off as the family I come from, so that will take some getting used to.  All i know about this service is that I am going to help refugees become familiarized with American culture and give them insight on how to get used to it.  I know world relief works with various cultures, it all just depends on where there is a problem.  I can also assume that these families have been through a lot and no matter how much they explain that to me, I will never truly understand. When it comes to these various populations, I really and truly have no interests or passions with refugees.  I have always been one of the least open minded people and it takes a lot to get me to be open minded.  For the time of this project, I hope that everything goes well and i get the great experience I am working for.

How service relates to learning

In order for learning to take place, service must be put in.  In order to get the true learning experience the learner must put forth an effort to learn.   An easy way to learn is to Provide a service for another.  Not only does this show you what its like to be in someone else's shoes, but it shows you how bad some people actually have it.  This will also make you feel good about what you did after you are done.  Providing service for another person is usually a very touching thing to do, you don't just learn about others, but you learn a lot about yourself.

Chapter 2: Effects of Communication