Service Learning Log 2

On this sunny day the other volunteers and I spent our time helping out the less
fortunate by preparing meals. This was a very fulfilling and good experience. I had a lot of fun
doing this. On this day there were about eight other volunteers. Some people were chopping
vegetables while others were cutting meat. My job was to fold tortillas and put them into
plastic bags. There were roughly five hundred tortillas so this was quite a big task. This was not necessarily stimulating work but it was not brutally boring either. I got a chance to catch up
with classmates and other volunteers. This made the time fly and gave me something to do
while I folded tortillas. When I first got there I washed my hands. After doing this an intern
chef assigned me my task and showed me how to do the job. After my briefing I sat and did my
task of folding tortillas for most of the day. Halfway through my shift one of chefs made nachos
which gave me a great break from folding. It was around dinner time so the nachos really hit
the spot. Everyone finished their tasks around 7:30. At this time we began the cleanup
process. My job was to throw things away and wash some of the tables. Other volunteers had
to sweep and mop the floors while the chefs transferred the food to the huge walk in freezer.
After the cleanup process I washed my hands again, said my good byes and left Project Angel
Heart feeling good about myself and the situation.
I have done a lot of service work in high school through different organizations and my
church. I really enjoy doing this kind of work and I feel that I benefit from it as well as the
community. This experience did not really shape my values but it did reinforce them. I realized
that I am very lucky because I am not dying from a deadly illness. I have my health and I am
very lucky. Because I have been so blessed I feel that I am obligated to serve the less fortunate.
We were all created equal so I feel that it is my duty to help people out because they are just
like me. This experience really enriches my learning at DU because I learn things from service
learning that I may not be able to learn in a classroom. Overall this was a very good experience
and I am glad that I did it.