What, So What? Now What?

What?
Something that surprised me during the community service event was that my team was very enthusiastic and had a lot of fun doing the challenges and getting to know each other.

So What?
During the event I learned how to build a bike, and that it was quite simple. I came into the event kind of dreading it but I actually had fun and met interesting people. One guy in my group was a professional yo-yo performer and showed off his tricks to us and it was really cool. I wish we had more time to get to know each other and talk about our lives/research. I met people from all over the US and in different programs which was nice since I already know a lot of people in my program.

Now What?
I learned that science students have more in common than just science. I know that might sound obvious, but a lot of times in a professional setting people only like to talk about research and conversation can run stale quickly when you spend everyday with the same group of people. If I could do a group activity again, it would be a trip to somewhere fun like the botanical gardens!