Our Project (Part 2): Just Do Itprint story
April 07, 2011
For those of you who are thinking about doing some volunteer work, my advice to you is Just Do It. So often we think about doing something truly awesome like volunteering abroad but never act on that impulse because we are afraid that we will miss something while we are gone or some numerous other reasons I can't begin to list. The simple truth is that even if your are the most pessimistic uncaring person in the world, you will not regret for one second the time you spend helping others abroad. The bonds you will form with the people you will help will last forever. A short version of my story begins with my freshmen year of high school where I found myself in a new school (literally, my class will be the first to graduate) just wanting to be a number and get into college. As a result of the influences from my school on my life, by my Junior year, I had a complete change of heart towards what I wanted to do with my high school career. I went from not being aware, let alone caring, to wanting to impact the lives of others in a unique way. As to how my mindset changed over the years is a whole different story itself and I won't get into that here. The point I'm failing to communicate is that I realized that I had the potential to do something bigger than myself and wanted to do it. If you are unsure as to whether you want to volunteer, wait. You need to really want to do this for it to be worth it. My point above about Just Doing It is for people who know they want to but aren't exactly confident that they can or should or whatever. If and once you have obtained a passion for volunteering abroad, I suggest making a promise to yourself that no matter how complicated things may get, you will continue to work towards your goal of volunteering abroad. In the long run you will be glad you did, Just Do It.
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