Introduction and Education Experience

I'm very nervous about my first day in my service learning program. I have not chosen one yet, but I know I will be nervous, because I almost always get nervous about new things in my life. Although I am nervous, I am much more excited. I LOVE doing community service projects. I enjoy myself so much when I do them. They also make me so much more appreciative of what I have, and what I don't have to deal with. I like to think of where I’m from (Minneapolis) as a pretty diverse place, but I believe the surrounding areas are full of ignorant and uninformed people. Growing up in a suburb south of Minneapolis, I’ve always felt accepted, but people are very stereotypical, and shallow. People will say things that are completely offensive, but don't notice because they are uninformed and they don't know anything different. I like the fact that I am biracial because it gives me an opportunity to see two sides of everything, which I really appreciate. I have a better chance of understanding more perspectives. I feel as if everyone should have an experience in a diverse place so people stop acting so ignorant. If everyone was able to do a community service project in a place with a variety of people, I feel like everyone would be so much more open-minded, and willing to learn about people unlike ourselves, and different cultures. That was a really long tangent, but that's how I feel about community work. I'm very excited to get the chance to do work in Milwaukee. This city definitely has many different cultures, and every kind of person under the rainbow. It's the perfect place to meet, and work with all types of humans, and that is just awesome. This experience will be incredibly beneficial to me. I can’t wait to make connections and bonds with people that have amazing stories, and have so many new things to share with me. You can learn something from anyone or anything if you are willing to listen.