Blog #2 (Proust Questionairre)

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having those who you love and love you around you.
What is your greatest fear?
Heights.
Which living person do you most admire?
God, family, and friends.
What is the trait that you most deplore in yourself?
My height.
On what occasion do you lie?
When I truly have to, if it is the goodness for others.
Which living person do you most despise?
People who swears in God's name.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Fo sho!
What is your greatest regret?
Taking too many Advanced Placement classes in high school.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family.
When and where were you the happiest?
At the amusement park.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My ethnicity.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Graduating high school with high honors.
If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?
A bird.
What is your most treasured posession?
My photos of family and friends.
Where would you like to live?
In Paris.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Being talkative
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Responsibility, sense of humor, and sincerity.
What do you most value in your friends?
Trust.
What is it that you most dislike?
People being conceited.
How would you like to die?
Praying to God at church.
What is your motto?
Try my best in everything I do and never give up.

Blog #1-Service Learning?!

I have never heard that we had to do community service, or service learning, in college. I was pretty shocked when Ms. Sturgeon passed out the service learning contract. In the beginning, I did not like the idea of service learning. It was not because I did not want to contribute to the society and help out those who are in need, but it is just the fact that I am taking 18 units this semester, which is a full load for a full-time student. If I did not have much time to myself, then how am I supposed to make time for others? This was the first thing that popped in my head. I told myself, "Great. Another task added on to my to-do-list.” I considered service learning as an unpaid job that I was not in favor of doing. I could not wait until I was done with service learning, which I had to do for ten hours. The place was called the Alexandria House, which I have never heard of before, but interested me. I was given a brochure of the Alexandria House and learned that it was a place where women and children are sheltered because they have been abused in the past and need help recovering from the horrible events. “Wow,” I thought. They are doing a nice thing for these people. I wondered what I can do to help these women. The, Ms. Sturgeon said that we are teaching the English as Second Language (ESL) students. I love teaching English and any other subjects, and this opportunity allowed me to express my passion for teaching. Ever since I was young, I helped my sister with her homework and played a role as her “tutor.” This was when I realized that I was wrong in thinking that it was going to be dull and exhausting experience. It would actually be a rewarding volunteer experience.