An open mind...

I am actually very excited about the ten hours of community service we need to complete for Soc. I actually find it funny that we only have ten hours to complete. It's such a small amount but just enough to inspire and change someone, that's for sure! I speak from experiences because last semester for Political Thought I was assigned to do ten hours of community service. I chose to do it at Sunrise Assistant Living. It was a super crazy and emotional experience. At first it was very uncomfortable, I almost felt scared and nervous. But as I want more, I got much more comfortable with the environment and people that I was working with. It was a rewarding experience. It opened up my eyes to a whole in world, the elderly world. It has pushed me to step outside of my comfort zone and take initiative. I am difficultly excited about doing community service. I'm interested in doing multiple things and maybe even doing it something different this time. I want to go beyond what I learned the first time, open up my mind more and step even further out of my comfort zone. Through community service, I learned what it means to be a part of something bigger than just myself. I just feel like community service is the least un-slefish thing you can ever do and coming from a world where people constantly worry about just themselves, i believe it a very important experience.

our surroundings..

While reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, one image that came to my mind was of Turkey. Reading the Outliers really took me back to when I was just a little girl growing up in Izmir, Turkey. I moved there when I was just 6 months old and stayed till I was six years old. Although the memory is blurred I remember more than I could ever image. I have also visited a few times over the summer once i got older. The houses look almost identical. Although it has changed in construction (to fix up the towns), the culture and the social structure hasn't changed a bit... 

We had a summer home and on top of that we had an apartment, in the city of Izmir, as our original home. In the same apartment complex, actually right across from where I lived, lived my grandparents. It was almost as if we lived all together. They weren't miles or days away, they were just a few footsteps away. Everyone in town was so friendly. Everyone greeted everyone. If someone saw you sitting on your front porch they would say hey and have short conversations and you just automatically, without even thinking about it, invite them over to join you. If you were going to the store you would inform your neighbors and ask them if they need anything. In the evenings you have people over for tea. You would talk to you neighbors from porch to porch. This was just the way the social structure was, it was a part of our culture, everyone influenced each other.  It really was magical. As a little girl I have never felt alone until we moved back to America. I always just assumed that everywhere would be the same way because I have never seen nor learned it differently. I learned that I was wrong and that things change due to our surroundings...  

Who Am I???...

Hi I'm Suzy. So I'm not sure where to start or what to say, but here I goes. I am a very nice person and usually don't have problems with anyone unless they have a problem with me. I'm easy to talk to and a very good listener. I try to mind my own business and keep to myself a lot of the times. I do have a outgoing and crazy side that comes out (its my secret identity). I could get hyped randomly and get a little crazy/silly. I have fun and don't like to get involved in drama. I view the world in a positive perspective, even during the hard times (or at least I like to try to). I live in the moment. I had a pretty crazy childhood, moving a lot from places to places. I saw a lot of things growing up, which i think made me the strong person that i am today. I have had bad experiences and made my mistakes but have grown from them strongly. I like to consider myself a big mystery.