Advantages of Volunteering

I have gained a lot by volunteering at #SoWhatElse (SWE) over the past year and a half. Some of those gains were not surprising and some were even expected. Feeling good about helping people was expected. Making new friends was not surprising.

Learning Spanish, slowly but steadily, was not expected, but a big plus! I enjoy trying to speak to the Spanish-speaking people with whom I interact.

There is a plus I never could have imagined. I was at my cousin's, looking at old family pictures. We came across one with no family information on it in English. There were, however, Russian letters under it. As we sat for a while, I suddenly remembered that one of the volunteers, who is now a friend, speaks Russian.

I took a picture of the picture and texted it to my friend and asked if she could read the Russian. She could and she did. It didn't identify the person. It was the name of the photographer. My friend also said the picture was taken before 1918. I was very excited to get that information and wouldn't have gotten it without SWE!

Th atmosphere at SWE is very upbeat. We are there to help, but we enjoy doing it. I feel good being there and just being involved with such a wonderful organization. I appreciate everything I have learned there and I try to take advantage of all of the advantages!

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