Personal Narrative: My Underserved My Life

After years of hard work and prerequisite classes, I finally received my acceptance into school. Nursing was finally within my grasps, but it felt like something was missing. After talking to friends and family, I was still in what felt like a liminal phase until I got an email. It plainly read, “Congrats on your acceptance, we knew you could do it! Let us know if we can help. Sincerely, Katie from G.B.” As succinct as the email was, I was reminded of my time in the Global Brigades. It was with that amazing group that I helped villages across Panama receive basic healthcare and other vital services. Furthermore, it reminded me of my experience tutoring and volunteering throughout my life. These experiences working with underserved communities
Throughout my life it has been an instinct to help out underserved populations. In Boys Scouts, I would volunteer to organize soup kitchen and food drives. I took this mentality into my collegiate career where I worked to bring meaningful aid to those in need. While I was vice president of my rugby club, I made an effort to have everyone in the club perform some form of community service. We worked with the animal shelters and local food pantries to bring care to those in need, all the while listening and developing ways to effectively help
I made sure that I didn’t treat him any less than how I would treat myself. When Shy talked about unfair professors or tough coaches, I gave him advice and never overstepped my bounds as a tutor. Eventually we built a relationship of trust which propelled him to get off academic probation and onto the dean’s list. Shy is just one example of the students I worked with throughout my time as a tutor. While he was not the easiest student to work with, I have had the opportunity to work with individuals with similar if not more difficult upbringings than Shyheim. Nevertheless, I treated each one of them with the utmost respect to show that I was truly invested in their