Volunteer Reflection - Day1

This is Jiwon Bae's reflection of the trash-pick-up.

On April 19, 2013, a group of people went to the places around 7-Eleven and the opposite side of the school to pick up trash. We were split into 2 different groups; my teammates included Yejina, Cindy, Mini, Elly and Jaemin. We were each received with a bucket that we could dump in our trash, and every group member was assigned to pick up different categories of trash. The category that I was selected was ‘plastic,’ and it was my responsibility to go around the streets and see if there were any plastics that needed to be thrown away. There weren’t many big plastics that were sighted, but there were times when people left their bottles and threw it restlessly on the ground. As we walked around the stores, we could see more plastic cups being thrown; the streets looked better and clearer as we worked together to classify different kinds of trash. We only picked trash for 1 hour, but I felt a lot of different things afterwards. I thought that it was very important for all of us to contribute in spreading awareness about pollution so that we could all make the world a better place. There are many times when we throw trash without realizing, so we should always keep in mind of our actions and protect the world. I think picking up trash is a good idea for all of us to realize how we should make a difference for the safe environment. When the whole group gathered after 1 hour, we could see more than enough trash. What we picked was only a small proportion of the whole trash in the world, but it was fun after knowing that I have still contributed in making the world a better place. I think this service learning idea is a very nice project for everyone to come and join since it made me think back on the environment, how I needed to reflect back on myself, etc.