Working at Amos House was definitely an interesting experience. My favorite part was working at the literacy class. It was very surprising to me that the men and women, many of whom had grandchildren, would be motivated to get their high school diploma so late in life. There were some very strong characters that had a great sense of humor in the literacy class and they were all very thankful that we were there to help them, so it was very enjoyable. I was a little curious as to how the men and women were able to assist and support their children while they were going through school; it must have been really hard because they were probably unable to help with their children's homework. By gaining their high school diploma, the men and women are taking steps to better their children's and grandchildren's life, which is inspirational.
I also enjoyed the gardening project; originally, I thought the people would not appreciate the flowers because there were so many other things we could be helping in the community. When we got there, though, the people seemed to appreciate the flowers and we worked with these two nice men, so it was a bonding experience.
One of the assignments that I did not enjoy was the soup kitchen. I was in charge of handing out the salad and people kept asking for more, but I had been told early not to give them more. I also did not know how much salad to give out, so we kept running out of salad. It was very stressful and I felt really bad, but it was good that I learnt what the soup kitchen is like and how it runs.
Overall, it was a good service project.
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