Author Archives: awang2

I am a Chinese girl that grew up in Brooklyn. I have no siblings but I didn’t grow up to be spoiled. I am a student at Baruch, a friend who’s all ears, and a daughter. I look forward to doing well at Baruch. I have been in Chinese school for ten years now, although, that may seem like a long time, I don’t think I can win an argument against kids in China. I enjoy going swimming over the summers. I am not afraid to try new things, but I don’t always succeed like in ice skating. However, if I have to sit down and think about who I truly am, I don’t think I have the right words for it just yet, I guess I have to continue through life to get to that answer.

Amy Wang

LC06

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

1. How did your community service work help the community?

This community service event helps to raise the awareness of breast cancer. The event was to help make the the people who were helping to raise money for the event by walking to get food, water, and cheers. Thereby helping to motivate all of the people who came out to volunteer and the walkers.

2. What were your initial reactions upon hearing that you would be engaging in a community service project?

I thought that this would be an interesting event because I remember walking in this event a few years ago in Prospect Park, now I get to be on the other side and help motivate these walkers.

3. How did it make you feel to give your time and energy to others?

I did not mind  giving my time and energy to others because the event is motivating to me and the others. It also helps to make me feel better about myself.

4. What did you learn about yourself, the people around you, and the service site?

I learned that although the weather was cold on that day I and the other people were really happy and hyper and actively helping out around the entire service site.

5. What stands out as the best and/or most trying experiences that occurred while engaging in your community service project? What did you learn from these experiences?

The best thing is that we can help to motivate the walkers because of their great efforts in the cold weather and the most trying was the weather since it was really cold. I learned that the motivation to raise awareness makes the event runs stronger than ever.

6. How did engaging in this project relate to your education and the larger issues in society?

Engaging in this project shows that it is not just about making money throughout our daily lives. This is one of the larger, and a pressing issue in society that needs to be solved in order to help people live longer and more satisfying lives.

7. How did your community service experience relate to the “Leadership and Service” session?

This community service experience teaches us that the leaders needed to really organize the entire event so it can run smoothly and that more walkers can get snacks and water and cheers to motivate them to make their trip around Central Park. For this event it was also necessary to have people committing to the services, in this case, us to help make sure the materials actually reach the walkers.

8. How has your community service experience changed your thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, yourself, the community, and community service work as a whole?

This experience is not the first community service event is not the first one I have engaged in therefore my thinking and attitudes haven’t change, I still believe that volunteering is something that is very necessary in modern day society. As for actions to others, myself, and community service I think that people should treat others with more care because then there can be more improvements. For community service in general I think that it is important for us to know that it is very important and it comes in many forms so everyone can participate.

9. How has your community service experience impacted you personally? What is the most important thing you learned about yourself throughout this experience?

This community service made me feel better about myself and has taught me that the Breast Cancer volunteering is not limited to just walking but aiding the walkers too. The most important thing that I have learned is that when I am not walking in the event I should wear a thicker jacket.

10. Were you satisfied with your experience overall? Why or why not?

I am satisfied because it helps people and makes me feel better about myself.

11. Do you see yourself staying involved in the community during your college and adult years? Why or why not?

I would hope to be able to complete more of these activities and be able to put this into my busy schedule. However, I definitely do not mind doing another one.

12. Sum up your service-learning experience in a one-or two-sentence headline.

Volunteering to Light More Candles

Before entering Baruch I knew myself as a student from Brooklyn Technical High School. I am a person that does not mind helping people out when they need it, whether it was through Red Cross helping those who I didn’t really know to working at camps like Overseas Chinese Mission to teach little kids things that would be coming up in their next school year. At school I may not be the smartest kid in the school or even in the class, but I would work hard to master the things from that class. Aside from just Tech classes I  also took Chinese classes because I thought it was weird that a Chinese person does not know how to read or write in Chinese.

One of the concerns that I have for this year is that travel time to and from school would be longer than it was in high school. Especially since there are classes that start in the afternoon, there are more chances that there would be planned service changes and that aren’t always posted inside each train. Next is that I would have dedicate more time to study for my tests. In Tech an all-nighter cramming session was all I needed, but I can tell it is not going to be that easy. The last thing is that I have to limit my procrastination and get enough sleep per night so I could stay awake for all of my classes.

I think that Baruch would be different from high school is that there would be breaks between each class so I could have a breather period. Then there is a two and a half hour break that would allow me to go to club, go for a walk and go eat. In addition, it would be different that classes end at different times each day and I don’t have to go to school every single day and still get credit for them.

The first year of Baruch would change me because I would be less of a procrastinator and would make me more active inside the school. By being more active it would be to join more clubs, especially since the school has so many things to offer to students. In addition, I would probably end up doing more things ahead of time so I don’t have to worry about them until the last minute, but I think that’s going to take a bit more time.