So I think I've finally filtered through my commitments, enough to know which ones I'll pull out of and which ones I'll keep -- and among those, which ones I'll be active in and which ones I'm only joining for cool resources like speaker events.
Membership: General Interest
1. Penn International Business Volunteers (PIBV) -- I would've joined, but I was tamad to fill in the application. It's very interesting though haha. I might tie in with them for a project involving GK.
2. Penn for UNICEF (P4U) -- they have some really cool talks with UN representatives
3. Communitech (CTech) -- I was supposed to teach elementary school kids basic computer skills once a week, but I decided I'd do something else. I'm still attending their Tech Talks though :)
Membership: Participation
1. Microfinance Club (MFC) -- I'm doing research for the launch of a new microfinance institution, possibly in India and these two other countries I can't remember
2. UA -- Community and Civic Engagement Committee (CCEC) -- I have 3 main projects for the year: a) Massive service event for the freshmen during next year's New Student Orientation, b) "Garage sale" of people's unwanted items when everyone moves out at the end of the year, c) Recreation in West Philly (a depressed and kind of shady area) so that Penn students feel more at home and one with their neighbors in the city
3. Ivy Council (IVC) -- implementing the ideas from IPC regarding intellectual property
4. Venus Ultimate Frisbee -- this is too fun to let go of, plus it's my only form of exercise!
5. Penn Philippine Association (PPA) -- just because Pennoys are cool
Membership: Leadership
1. ISC Admissions Committee (Ad-Com) -- I'm Chair haha I have to keep this. It can really help the next batches of incoming freshmen, I think. I'm pretty sure I won't be in this committee again next year, though.
2. National Student Partnerships (NSP) -- this is a student-led organization that provides various consulting and referral services to people in depressed neighborhoods. I'm with the West Philly branch, and we help people find jobs by providing them training in basic skills, helping them build a resume, showing them how to do job searches and applications online, etc. NSP also does legal and financial consulting, but whenever something comes up that's beyond our expertise, we refer them to partner institutions. It's so cool because we deal with real problems, and I think it's a great introduction to the world of consulting and social responsibility -- which is exactly where I want to head. I might become the head of the Educational Resource team, so I'd be in charge of finding more organizations that can provide skills training for our clients at low or even no cost. Not sure yet if I'll get the position, but they'll let me know soon.
On top of that, all this community engagement work I've been doing so far has given me another possible combination for my major: BS Economics and BA Urban Studies -- that's like social entrepreneurship right there! I don't know yet, I have to look deeper into it, but so far I like the idea. :)
Anyway it's late HAHA don't kill me, mom. I can't sleep eh. But I will now. Gooood night. :)
Monday, October 20
Wednesday, October 1
i see a pattern
Updates!
I am quickly becoming a very busy person hahaha. I have Venus (Ultimate Frisbee) practice every Tuesday and Thursday, with tournaments on some weekends. ISC Steering Committee meetings every week, Ad-Com meetings every other week, might be a tutor for Communitech (Technology-focused community service group. Mom, I might get them to build an iGK office! They've built computer centers in Ghana.) AND I think I'm getting a job. That last one excites me because 1. I'll have more spending money, 2. Less pressure on mom and dad to take care of me (tuition na lang, hindi ko pa kaya eh hahaha) and 3. it's not so demanding! I'll be at the Ware College House Help Desk, so I can actually do my homework when people aren't coming in with questions. Whoopee :)
So that's the first pattern. Second is all these weird random things keep happening to me. I have these "oh Anj Poe" moments that Ms. Pat would totally laugh at and not be surprised about at all.
1. I accidentally threw my keys out with my garbage, as in, INTO the trash compactor, so i couldn't get them back and had to pay for a lock-change and new sets of keys.
2. I keep TRIPPING on Locust Walk in front of so many people. Sorry, mom, I haven't stopped shuffling my feet.
3. I almost fractured my toe the other day. (Mom you're going to get a $35 charge for x-ray services lol) I got out of bed in a hurry (woke up late, figures) without realizing that my right leg was asleep. I put my whole body weight on it as i was trying to stand up and ended up crumbling on top of myself. I was on the floor, writhing in pain (imagine 100+ pounds concentrated on top of your little toe!) and laughing at the same time because i was thinking: what the hell just happened that was so stupid! haha it just hurt a bit on the first day, but by the second day the right half of my right foot had turned purple. i was limping around school. so yeah i went to student health services who in turn had me get an x-ray at the hospital, but no worries -- no fracture. the bruising has started to subside, so it's all good now. i can run again :P
4. on my way to student health services, i saw the weirdest thing! apparently it's common here in philly, but that was my first encounter with it so i was shocked and frankly quite afraid: there was, like, a whole SCHOOL of kids (African American, mostly. ok not mostly. they were all African American) running towards one end of the street. i asked some guy what was going on and he said: "those dang teenagers! another street fight." dude there were COPS, and that whole thing was happening in exactly the direction i was walking towards. the guy could see i was scared and he said: "oh don't worry honey, just walk right past em. they're fighting on the other end of the street." haha so i rushed past about a hundred excited high schoolers and maybe 5 upset cops to get to my check-up appointment. lol
5. not as exciting, but still noteworthy: i saw a dead pidgeon by the Franklin building. as in, it looked like a hobo asleep on the sidewalk...except it was a dead pidgeon. :(
more to come! :P
I am quickly becoming a very busy person hahaha. I have Venus (Ultimate Frisbee) practice every Tuesday and Thursday, with tournaments on some weekends. ISC Steering Committee meetings every week, Ad-Com meetings every other week, might be a tutor for Communitech (Technology-focused community service group. Mom, I might get them to build an iGK office! They've built computer centers in Ghana.) AND I think I'm getting a job. That last one excites me because 1. I'll have more spending money, 2. Less pressure on mom and dad to take care of me (tuition na lang, hindi ko pa kaya eh hahaha) and 3. it's not so demanding! I'll be at the Ware College House Help Desk, so I can actually do my homework when people aren't coming in with questions. Whoopee :)
So that's the first pattern. Second is all these weird random things keep happening to me. I have these "oh Anj Poe" moments that Ms. Pat would totally laugh at and not be surprised about at all.
1. I accidentally threw my keys out with my garbage, as in, INTO the trash compactor, so i couldn't get them back and had to pay for a lock-change and new sets of keys.
2. I keep TRIPPING on Locust Walk in front of so many people. Sorry, mom, I haven't stopped shuffling my feet.
3. I almost fractured my toe the other day. (Mom you're going to get a $35 charge for x-ray services lol) I got out of bed in a hurry (woke up late, figures) without realizing that my right leg was asleep. I put my whole body weight on it as i was trying to stand up and ended up crumbling on top of myself. I was on the floor, writhing in pain (imagine 100+ pounds concentrated on top of your little toe!) and laughing at the same time because i was thinking: what the hell just happened that was so stupid! haha it just hurt a bit on the first day, but by the second day the right half of my right foot had turned purple. i was limping around school. so yeah i went to student health services who in turn had me get an x-ray at the hospital, but no worries -- no fracture. the bruising has started to subside, so it's all good now. i can run again :P
4. on my way to student health services, i saw the weirdest thing! apparently it's common here in philly, but that was my first encounter with it so i was shocked and frankly quite afraid: there was, like, a whole SCHOOL of kids (African American, mostly. ok not mostly. they were all African American) running towards one end of the street. i asked some guy what was going on and he said: "those dang teenagers! another street fight." dude there were COPS, and that whole thing was happening in exactly the direction i was walking towards. the guy could see i was scared and he said: "oh don't worry honey, just walk right past em. they're fighting on the other end of the street." haha so i rushed past about a hundred excited high schoolers and maybe 5 upset cops to get to my check-up appointment. lol
5. not as exciting, but still noteworthy: i saw a dead pidgeon by the Franklin building. as in, it looked like a hobo asleep on the sidewalk...except it was a dead pidgeon. :(
more to come! :P
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