Final Thoughts on Service Learning

It's been over a month now since I left on my flight to Belize.  I still haven't fully recovered from being home.  I don't think I ever will.  This trip changed me in such a profound way.  I'm a completely different person now than I was before, a better person.  I can't even explain this to anyone aside from the people who went on the trip with me, because nobody can truly understand the experience I had.

Now that this will be my last post, I'm sad that this is going to be behind me as well.  I made so many wonderful connections with my fellow classmates and professors while I was in Belize, so I hope those don't fade away as well.

Tonight we had a dinner showcase for a Service Learning Award.  We were nominated for this award through our school and it was great to show off our learning to others.  Unfortunately, Team Belize did not win the student service learning award (although the group that did win definitely deserved it as well!).  However, our professor Dr. Sally Beisser, won an award for her hard work in this.  She deserved it for so many reasons and I'm so glad that I have her as both a professor and an advisor.  She is truly an inspiration, along with Dr. Shelley Fairbairn, who also went on this trip with us.

Thank you for reading about my trip.  I hope it inspires you to do something great and worthwhile in your life as well.  I'm sad it's over, but I'll always have my memories.

"Memory is the diary we all carry with us." - Oscar Wilde