Over the last few months, the Service Learning that was conducted at the Zion Old Folk's Home hast been an eye-opening journey for me. Through this visits, I have picked up many learning points, about life. This Service learning trip has taught me to appreciate the elderly, no matter how old that they can be. It also led me to realise the fact that there are some people who do not take good care of the elderly, be it their grandparents or even their parents, causing them to end up at old folks' home. It also helped me develop a sense of gratitude towards people who voluntarily devote their life to taking care of these 'abandoned' elderly people.
The best experience that happened during the service learning was to be able to see the elderly smiling and enjoying some the activities that our class came up with. Regardless of how small or how large the help that we offered to the elderly, they were happy and grateful of our presence. I was disappointed of not being able to converse with the old folks' due to the language barrier. This caused me to have an inability of conversing with them.
During my college or adult years, i would certainly be willing to do voluntary work at old folks' home. This service learning trips have been an eye-opener which showed me the joy of being helping people in need.
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