Midterm reflection

Although I have only had the opportunity to be a part of one event hosted by the Carnegie Center, it is already evident to me what a large impact the organization has on the Lexington community. Upon entering a service learning class, it is clearly explained to each student how important it is to be involved in the various events that happen on and around campus for the good of the community. At that point in time I knew that my actions in the class would end up being beneficial for others in some way, because that is generally what comes to mind when people think of charity or volunteer work. After having spent a few hours at the Carnegie Center helping children do crafts in honor of national peace day, I now understand that doing volunteer work is not only good for others; it is good for me as well. When looking to learn from an experience, you have to take all the details into consideration. Keeping this in mind, I carefully payed attention to the children as they worked on their peace day projects. I noticed how they shared things, and helped each other by providing useful feedback and ideas that could be used to improve their creations. The children were unknowingly demonstrating the meaning of peace and harmony right in front of me. What was meant to be a lesson for the children had also become a lesson to me.

                                                          Children working together and with parents on crafts
 I can definitely say that this was an eye opening experience, and I can't wait to see what other fun events the Carnegie Center has in store for the remainder of the semester.