What, So What?, Now What?

What I observed during the community service event was a room of young adults enjoying themselves while helping a cause that is bigger than all of us.

I did not learn any new skills or clarify interests in particular. The experience as a whole was much more game oriented and simplified than I was expecting it to be. I enjoyed the team building activities and did not really dislike any part of the experience. I learned from my group members that I was not the only one that was clueless going into the event and that there, that plenty of people do not know much about bicycles, and that there are a plethora of research fellowships for students of all ages present on campus this summer doing great things.

After having this experience, I will be able to take a comfort of ignorance back to my research, because not everyone knows exactly what they are doing in every field, and there are kind, patient people willing to help you out. If I were to do the group activities again, I would split everyone into even smaller groups so that everyone might have a chance to contribute to the bike.