The Importance Of My Volunteering Experience In My Life

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My mom and I have always had a wonderful relationship, however she was not supportive of me attending college due to financial reasons. During my freshmen year of high school my mom was making plans to move back to Eritrea, where my family is originally from. My mom found that raising five kids in America with only a high school education from a forging country was financially straining. My mom moved to America in hopes of a better life for herself as well as my siblings and I, but unfortunately realized this could no longer continue. After my freshmen year my mother and younger siblings moved to Eritrea to start our new life.It was during this time that I was forced to mature and make a lot of adjustments. Although I was still pretty young, it was difficult for me …show more content…

My mom would only buy things that were vital, but because I helped my mother read the bills, due to the language barrier, it helped me understand the value of money. The summer before my senior year I got a job and started volunteering at University of Minnesota Fairview Hospital. My volunteering experience is where I developed an affinity for the medical field as a whole. One of the patients that I interacted with spoke very little English. When I found out that she could speak Tigrinya I was able to translate for her what the therapist wanted her to do. I also ran into two other situations like this when I was escorting visitors. I found a great sense of joy and pride in being able to help people who had trouble understanding English. Through my volunteering experience, I learned to value the language and customs I grew up with because I realized just how essential these concepts have been to my growth as an individual. I want to combine my two passions ; working in the medical field and helping immigrants who have trouble understanding the language. Figuring this a few weeks before school resumed got me even more excited to start my senior

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