Have you ever had a special day that will always stick to your mind? Maybe it's your wedding anniversary on a positive note or maybe on a sad note the day of some one's death in your life. I can relate to the positive special day. There is a day that began my personal transformation into who I've become today. October 21, 2009 is the day that changed me forever!
October 21, 2009 is the day that I started my internship at Alamance Community Services Agency, Inc. This agency never had an intern from Elon University and this was their first time having an intern. At first I was very nervous because I must admit that confidence has been a big issue (and sometimes still is) over the years. I was the first intern and wanted to leave a good impression because obviously it's about impressing and in our society first impressions count.
As I began to see the work of the agency, especially providing emergency food to clients, it made me more thankful for the blessings I have in life! To see people going through worse than me and I sit up and complain about petty stuff and I don't have this and don't have that and yada yada yada, it made me more thankful for my life. At that point (and even now) everything is/was not the way I want it to be but overall I was doing pretty good. This was coupled more when the agency gave me a chance to start my professional career at the same place I was an intern at. I have had the opportunity to serve people of different races, personal experiences and backgrounds. It has made me grateful for the blessings I have.
Lastly, I will always be appreciate of Alamance Community Services Agency, Inc for giving a person like myself an opportunity to start my professional career. This job has taught me a lot of lessons for life and career development. For that I will always be appreciative of this place and I believe that we should never forget where we come from. I will definitely remember this agency as the place that got me started in the real world. I will also remember this place that led to the personal transformation that I have been going through since starting October 21, 2009!
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