Reflection - Honey Extraction

At the Honey Extraction, I cleaned the house of bees. It was great experience and very hard too. The next day, my arms were hurting really bad because I had to take off the wax from the bee's house.

The project did fulfill my expectation because the money that we are going to make is going toward the food of poor people. According to the Maslow's model, the food is priority and this project is going to fulfill that need.

I learned that there are a lot of ways that we can help the poor. I used to think that by donating money, food, and clothes are the only way, but this is totally different way. It was fun and educational way. This project helped me learn a lot abot bees.

I knew about homeless people and I did participated in the activites that helped them. I had most fun in this activity and it was very educational one too. I didn't know that extracting honey is a long process and I learned that in this activity.

I learned that I actually liked this process. Even though it was very hard and time consuming, but it was still fun. I learned that people who don't make a lot of money to donate can still help. They just need to open their mind and find some other ways to help.

Pre-flection - Honey Extraction

The second project that I chose for service learning is called Honey Extraction. It was at a capuchin soup kitchen. I don't know anything about the Honey extraction, but I am excited. This is the first time, I am going to extract honey.

We are going to extract honey and sell it in the stores. The money that we are going to make is foe homeless and poor peaple. Even though this is something totally different from what we expect to do to help poor, but it still helps poor people.

I feel great because I am going to help poor and have fun at the same time. I don't really like bees, but I am looking forward to this project. My uncle had a bee business in India. I used to do samething. I never liked bees so I never visted the place where he kept bees, but now I want to see it.

This project will help community by raising money for poor people. Like every other project of sevice learning, this project will feed some homeless people which will be good for our community. If the poor people get some food to eat then they will have energy to work and help our community.

This project will help me think about the community and community concerns. If I know about our community corcerns then I am more likely to help in the future to make our community a beteer place. Homelessness and hunger is one of the biggest concern of our community.

Reflection- Earthworks

At earthworks, I harvested peas and it was great experience. The only problem was that I was hoping for nice sunny day, but it was chilly. The best part was the feeling that I felt after helping. I was very happy because I knew that vegetables will go to soup kitchen and then they will be cooked for homeless people. The feeling of helping is always great.

The lowest level on the Maslow's Model is food, shelter, and other essental things that we need to live. I think the most important one is food because without food, no one's body will give permission to think of anything else. there won't be enough energy to do anything else. I fulfilled my expectations by learning more about homeless people.

I learned a lot of new stuff about hunger and homelessness. I used to think that those people are physically fine so why don't they just work instead of begging for food, but I never knew that they can't think of anything than food because of medical reason. If they don't eat then they won't have energy to do anything else.

The hardest part was knowing that there were so many vegetables that would just go waste because people don't voluteer to help. I didn't really have any experience of homeless and hunger prior to this one so it was kind a fun. In my religion sikhism, we also believe in helping poor so my family is proud of me too. I also participate in the activites to help poor at my church like donate money or clothes.

It was very hard to manage time especially because of studies and work. I had to take time out of weekends to go help. It was hard to take time out, but I loved the feeling that i felt after helping. I would love to help again. Even though everyone's life is extremely busy, but I think everyone should care about our community and should go to help.