I volunteered with Outreach Kenya Development Volunteers for three months in Bungoma‚ Kenya. As a team of six volunteers‚ we lived with a traditional Kenya family and shared in their daily experiences. Our primary focus this summer was AIDS education. We reached over 7‚000 Kenyans about the potential dangers of HIV/AIDS. We used a secondhand vehicle bought by OKDV during the summer of 2000 and an old TV and generator to educate Kenyans. We traveled throughout rural western Kenya and reached people
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My Memorable Experience Draft: A memorable moment that I experienced was when I received my first black eye. At that time I was at the age of eleven. This experience occurred one day after school and my siblings and I were on our way home from school. I don’t remember much of what had happened that day because of an incident‚ but I remember bits and pieces of it. Every teenager loved their Fridays and this day is one that I’ll always remember. One beautiful Fall afternoon my two other siblings and
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Hannah Schleis FSN 250-01 April 15‚ 2013 Ethnic Dining Experience Since I have been living here in San Luis Obispo I have walked by Thai Palace many times while downtown but I have never gotten the chance to go. This assignment was the perfect opportunity. I have tried Thai food before‚ back home in Idaho‚ but have only tried a few of the most generic dishes offered. This time I was eager to try something a little more out of my comfort zone. As I walked in the restaurant I noted a very distinct
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My community service was done at Goodwill Super store on 11/4/13-11/5/13. Goodwill is an organization that sells clothes‚ furniture‚ shoes‚ toys‚ decorations‚ curtains to almost anything you will find similar to a TJ Maxx store. But these items are donated from people who do not need their items anymore and these items will sell for much less than a retail store. Goodwill is mostly for people who can not afford the things that they need in life because they ay be struggling with a money problem
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My experience of being supervised was one that I considered to be a negative experience. In this experience‚ my boss at an ice cream shop was concerned that someone was stealing money on that shift. There were around three of us working at the time and our boss was understandably angry that some money had gone missing during that shift. I believe that what made this experience negative was that my boss got hysterical and very aggressive with me and the rest of the employees instead of calmly talking
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During my work experience in‚ I was fortunate to interact with a variety of people who were at different positions within the same department as well as people from different departments. These interactions increased my understanding about management as a career path. I believe that having the technical as well as the management knowledge and skills will help me in achieving my goals. And will also help me serve society better. The passion to increase my skills and knowledge in the business aspects
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the Philippines in the Visayas Tacloban College Into the Shoes of a CPA A 150-hour practicum experience as a requirement in BA 123 course Public Accounting Office INTRODUCTION What I expect to get from the Practicum When Professor Bernadette Lorenzo‚ our BA 123 (Public Accounting Office) adviser told us to look for accounting firms for our practicum‚ I got excited because I never had the experience to work in an office or company before. Practicum is defined as a school or college course‚ especially
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During my time at Dordt College‚ God has provided me with numerous experiences and mentors that have helped solidify my choice to pursuer a degree in Agriculture Education and the profession of an Agricultural teacher. Some of my most resent experiences that have help me develop my skills a teacher‚ and given be a clearer picture of how much work teaching can be. Working as a tutor in the Dordt College Academic Enrichment Center and teaching swim lessons at the All Seasons Center‚ have given me a clearer
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values from different experiences of his/her life. Here is an experience‚ which was a turning point to my life. My speech was a laughable to listeners when I was in my 9th grade year. Learning how to speak in front of a crowd was a most significant moment in my life because I learned basic skills like speaking‚ facing an audience‚ and memorizing sentences. My English teacher paved the way for me to be a better speaker. It all started when she told me to speak some words about my achievements in school
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The skies of Westport are always changing. October was a little over half gone when Minako came to this small fishing village in southwest Washington State for a five-day stay. Ever since the giant expanse of the Pacific Ocean captivated her some years earlier‚ she and husband Shigeo had spent two weeks here each July. What drew her to the area this time‚ though‚ was an unquenchable desire to see the deserted autumn shoreline‚ which must be very different from its look in summer.
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