Post-flexion

It was hard for me to get the full homeless experience. There were many factors that contributed to this. With the homeless experience being cancelled my classmates and I could not see what even one night as a homeless individual would be like. I feel that this would have been and eye-opening experience for all of us. On the other hand, my lack of free time kept me from being able to participate in the community service. This would have been another great opportunity to see what people go through every day. Even though I was unable to participate in the events, just learning about homelessness gave me a much better idea on the subject.

Reflexion

I was not aware of how many individuals truely go hunry every day. Even though I was unable to provide community service hours I still contributed by donating canned goods. With the economy in the state it is now any help is greatly appreciated. I feel that learning about hunger and homelessness in our country is something that should become a part of every college students experince. In this point in our lives we are independent enough to take stands on matters and help without having to rely on our parents.

Learning all of the facts about these issues was deeply distressing. I was aware of the problems before but I was not aware of the extent to which they affected our nation. Now that I have become more educated on the subject I am noticing many things I did not notice before. On many of my drives which I have gone on numerous times I am just now starting to notice cafes for the hungry and shelters for the homeless. Also on my drives to the downtown area I am beginning to notice more and more homeless people holding up signs and asking for help.

Even though they might have different reasons for being in a destitute state they are all equally in need of help. With the winter coming I can't help but think what they will do. Many of us complain about are cars not warming up and the ten minute of cold we "suffer through". But imagine that ten minutes being an hour, a day, a week... I do not think many of us could put ourselves in those shoes and it's only through these experiences and education that we will be able to get an idea of what the hungry and homeless are feeling.