Kookie47
Dec 26, 2018
Undergraduate / I began to serve in the Hope House - UBC 'activities' essay [3]
Hi, please evaluate, critique, and give me suggestions.
Prompt:
Please explain the role you played and what you learned in the process. You will be asked for a reference who can speak to your response. (maximum 350 words)
We are often ungrateful of being "normal." We take privileges such as having eyes to see, ears to hear, or parents for granted and never see the values in it until we lose it. We fail to notice that millions of people can not enjoy these privileges. For the children in Hope House, an orphanage I served since 11th grade, they did not have the opportunity to talk, eat, or laugh with their parents. Last year, only one of my friend and I went to the Hope House on a regular basis to clean the place or play with the children. Starting this August, about twenty students began to serve in the Hope House; two "buddies" to take care of for one and a half hours were assigned to each students. Two sixteen years old boys, Chatchai and Wootichai, were assigned to me. While others played card games or jenga, we played soccer, handball, and ultimate frisbee in the field. Despite the language barrier, we laughed and sweat together. As time advanced, my affection and responsibility toward them grew. I wanted to put everything to entertain and give joy to them for the limited time I had. Honestly at first, I attended this community service to put it in the resume, but now, it means more than just a few words in the resume. Of the numerous lessons I learned from the experiences in Hope House, the most memorable takeaway that made me reproach myself was to appreciate the current situation. Every children in Hope House were always smiling, and I believe this is possible because they were grateful of the given situation. I, as an individual with high expectations in academics, was never satisfactory of the grades, SAT, and TOEFL scores I received. This character motivated me to study more, but it also brought frustration and sorrow which agonized me throughout my four years of high school. Only when I was thankful for the smallest aspects in life, I realized that happiness was not a fairy tale.
Hi, please evaluate, critique, and give me suggestions.
Prompt:
Tell us more about ONE or TWO activities listed above that are most important to you
.Please explain the role you played and what you learned in the process. You will be asked for a reference who can speak to your response. (maximum 350 words)
We are often ungrateful of being "normal." We take privileges such as having eyes to see, ears to hear, or parents for granted and never see the values in it until we lose it. We fail to notice that millions of people can not enjoy these privileges. For the children in Hope House, an orphanage I served since 11th grade, they did not have the opportunity to talk, eat, or laugh with their parents. Last year, only one of my friend and I went to the Hope House on a regular basis to clean the place or play with the children. Starting this August, about twenty students began to serve in the Hope House; two "buddies" to take care of for one and a half hours were assigned to each students. Two sixteen years old boys, Chatchai and Wootichai, were assigned to me. While others played card games or jenga, we played soccer, handball, and ultimate frisbee in the field. Despite the language barrier, we laughed and sweat together. As time advanced, my affection and responsibility toward them grew. I wanted to put everything to entertain and give joy to them for the limited time I had. Honestly at first, I attended this community service to put it in the resume, but now, it means more than just a few words in the resume. Of the numerous lessons I learned from the experiences in Hope House, the most memorable takeaway that made me reproach myself was to appreciate the current situation. Every children in Hope House were always smiling, and I believe this is possible because they were grateful of the given situation. I, as an individual with high expectations in academics, was never satisfactory of the grades, SAT, and TOEFL scores I received. This character motivated me to study more, but it also brought frustration and sorrow which agonized me throughout my four years of high school. Only when I was thankful for the smallest aspects in life, I realized that happiness was not a fairy tale.
