My Community Service Experiance

Last week Sunday, I had the opportunity of volunteering at the Special Olympics event out in Barrington. I had the genius idea of driving out by myself, and plugged in the wrong directions into my GPS. So not only was I nervous and not knowing what to expect, I was in the completely wrong place. I eventually got there, late of course. The day started out really awkward, being late and not knowing what group I was a part of. Our jobs as volunteers was to be referees for the Bocce ball tournament that was taking place. Once the athletes started to come out to the fields the pressure started to set it. We were a group of teens not sure of what to expect from these athletes. Once everything started up and with a few mistakes as a group we started to get the hang of the game and what to expect.

It was only during my lunch break that I started noticing certain things. Whilest eating my poorly made turkey sandwich. All the athletes there that day were disabled in one way or another. This didn't change their relevance or their rights in this world. But they didn't follow the same kinds of norms that everyone else in society follows. While we might think something is innapropriate to say in public or you don't act a certain way infront of others. These athletes didn't have such boundaries to obide by. They are in a way, free spirited people that can voice their feelings when ever. This really changed the way I look at people with disabilities. There might be something biological going on, but these people seem to be happier due to the lack of social boundaries they have to obide by.