E-Term 2021: Internships in Community and Social Change

Interning at an organization such as CCDN can be a humbling experience. You never really take into account how blessed you truly are until you come across someone who does not have the same luxuries as you do. People in the community struggle to make ends meet, find food, and buy clothes. This is something I don't even think twice about because I've never had to experience what my clients are experiencing. It's sad when people are losing their job because of the  pandemic and they have children to feed. This will forever humble me because everybody does not have it all together, and that could be me. This internship always makes me think a course I took last year called Health Disparities. While taking the class, we analyzed disparities that happens in the world and in the community. I think about this class because since we have so many disparities, there are people out there that needs help. I think this class made me look into social work because being able to help people in my community while facing adversity will make me feel complete.