Summer Office Volunteering

Although June 15 was the last day of school for most people, I found myself waking up at 8am to go to school again the very next day on the first day of summer break. I figured that I would spend most of the day just lazing around, on Netflix or reading in bed, and that instead, I could do something much more productive like help out in the office. Knowing that it was finally summer (still half-awake after comps), it was super hard to get out of bed to go back to school, but once I did, it was completely worth it. I was immediately put to work, helping Ilka file a bunch of documents and medical records. I even discovered the file room, which I always thought was just another supply closet until I walked in that day. I stayed for both shifts, which added up to 7 hours, a normal school day. However, it didn’t feel like a normal school day, and the time flew by as I spent hours alphabetizing and searching for the missing papers, and it all worked out in the end. It was definitely a memorable and rewarding experience, spending the first free day I had in what felt like forever, helping out in the office and meeting the faculty in the office, too. I would recommend to anyone that has free time this summer to volunteer as well, because it feels really great to know that my time was spent well. Even if finding the motivation to sign up for an event when you could instead rewatch a season of your favorite show is super difficult (trust me; I get it), it is so rewarding to spend the day doing something else like helping out where someone needs the help, and you get that happiness along with the knowledge that that TV show or book will always be there when you get back home.