la cruz roja

8/13/07

today at 1, i met with veronica from the american red cross for disaster education outreach. after reading the full description of the job, it seemed pretty cool. it's basically going around to groups telling people about what to do in an emergency.

she had me do two interesting excercizes with a few slips of paper. first i had to oganize a list of adjectives in order of importance to me, which she compared to the values of the red cross. it was a really coll excercize; i'd like to implement it into some kind of activity i'm doing, maybe with samadhi, or even with people who have difficulty expressing themselves conventionally.

the second excercize she did was in relation to a what if situation. the question was, "if you were given an assignment that you didn't know what to do with, how would you handle the situation?" then there were a list of proceedures that should happen. it was a need thing. i liked the excercize; it was a great activity that made me reasses my personal values.

the interview lasted for almost 2 hours; veronica and i got on really well. i guess i'm coming to the conclusion that any placement will probably make me happy.. i like social work, i like being involved in the community*.

this whole experience is teaching me a lot about myself. it's teaching me patience and the importance of self-presentation. i'm starting to see the work and dedication that goes on behind these quiet little groups to help so many people. no credit is given, the jobs are thankless, and that's ok. someone needs to do the work behind the scenes.

i'm anxious to start the process. i want to begin.

*a positive development for myself.