2. Tsunami Relief & After the Wave Started with the intention to restore people’s lives, but today we focus on helping children who are still emotionally distressed Active for the past two years, and plan to be until I leave Thailand
3. Community Service: WoK Why I chose this… What it says about me… What we learned in class… Emotion Social and primary emotions Emotional attachment, not reason- “because it’s the right thing to do” Perception Perception of their emotions and situation Confirmation by senses: hear and see Language Language barrier body language
4. Photography KohSurin, Thailand WWW Reefs to Rainforest Strong interest and focus on improving my photography skills after taking photo classes sophomore year Ability to continue this interests throughout my travels and other experiences
5. Arts: WoK Why I chose this… What it says about me… What we learned in class… Perception The viewer vs. intention of the artist Context: Subject/Setting Emotion Different from emotion in community service
6. My Future Since I know these things about myself, what can I do with this knowledge? What kind of stuff will I do next year that I can do better since I know how emotion and language affect what I do?