Over my volunteer time and hanging out with the kids I really haven't gained any curiosity. The only thing that is related to being curious that I have gained is the seeking of knowledge and I tend to want to know more about the kids disabilities, and I always am asking them questions and trying to relate to them as much as I can, especially during the game we played for the kids that can’t navigate crowds, attached in the picture below. I didn't particularly think I would gain any curiosity, but I can see how other volunteer work would push someone to be more curious. Overall I wouldn't say I am more curious outside of the Blizzard Foundation but a lot more than I was at the beginning when I am actually doing my volunteer work.
As this blog comes to an end I had a lot of fun and had an overall great experience. First, I stuck to my driving question of “How can I learn from a head therapist to encourage and help me to become a therapist myself?” Answering this question is extremely challenging as there is so many intangibles I learned including ways to talk to patients, questions to ask to diagnose, etc. Working with my mentor was a breeze as he sort of controlled what we did. When we weren’t working with patients he was teaching me things about college and life and tips for the adult life. Jeff gave me many pamphlets of information about patients so that I could learn a little more about their injuries and how to treat them. In a way he gave me homework to do which really helped for my understanding and progress of the whole project. Overall I really enjoyed this project and even though I most likely would’ve shadowed this summer, I’m extremely happy this project gave ...

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