From UW Students
Maintaining Balance
Thursday, February 8, 2007
The biggest challenge for me in this experience has been balancing my time between schoolwork, volunteering, and being social. This environment is so different from the one I’m accustomed to. Back in
Smoothing out Schedules
Thursday, February 8, 2007
My challenge last week was time management and accountability, which was expected given my ‘go with the flow’ personality and the more sporadic environment here. The environment here is sporadic in t
Finding Serenity
Thursday, February 8, 2007
The most challenging issue I’ve had since coming to Bay St. Louis has been living in a religious environment, being surrounded by people everyday who are driven by their faith, and wondering how my be
Learning Patience
Thursday, February 8, 2007
One of the challenges I have experienced while being in BSL has been the challenge of giving up my personal freedoms that I have had the past few years while living on my own. It has been challenging
Good Friendship
Thursday, February 8, 2007
The social atmosphere that I have been placed into, here in BSL, is by far the most challenging aspect of this trip. The people here are too addicting that I cannot seem to focus. I personally did not
The following are blogs completed for Week 5 of Engineering 499, Service Learning Seminar. Students are asked to comment on constructive ways to approach a significant challenge that they have encountered during their stay in Bay St. Louis. These entries show a tremendous resilience on the part of these young adults in adapting to a different living situation, culture, and academic environment.
