Expectations!

Happy Thursday! This post I’m going to talk about my expectations for my experience with my organization that I will be volunteering with.

I’m going to be volunteering with the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) which is a community-based research organization to fight the cycle of human trafficking. For this experience I definitely expect to learn about human trafficking in not only my community but also globally and how it affects me and my age group. I also expect to feel as though I have helped people, however indirectly. These expectations come, mostly, from the basic idea of volunteering: to help people and to broaden your horizons. I think a lot of times college students can be trapped in their own little bubble of school, working and social life. It is very possible to forget that an entire world exists outside of our own until one event or experience reminds us that not everyone is as lucky as us. I think it is extremely important to think outside our box and experience everything we possibly can as well as learning about experiences other people have had. Volunteering for an organization who’s goal is to help people will hopefully teach me about other people’s lives and bring my own into perspective.

My role in this organization will mostly be compiling resources for the research that is happening at the lab. I hope to find sources that would have not been found had I not volunteered for this organization. I really hope I can make a difference through this experience.

In terms of my expectations being met for this experience, we are still in the beginning stages. I have yet to meet with the leaders of LCHT but plans are in the mix. I do have a basic sense of my role at the organization and cannot wait to get started!