For one of my service activity, I got invloved in the clean up Jakarta activity as I realized they were looking for members to volunteer. More volunteers are favorable; therfore, we went there as a class. Waking up at early morning before the sun sets, we gathered in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium and met out team leader, who is responsible for the activity at that clean up site.
The most unusual trash Ive picked up was a old handphone that no longer worked. The activity was asking for volunteers through their website and social media, thus many other students from different schools came to that site, and Ive made new friends. After weve worked for nealry three hours, our team leader decided to end the activity for that week. We gathered the bags of trashes at one point and we took a group photo.
This activity impacted me in that It made me think of the global issues of trashes, and the importance of ethical activities such as this activity. Although waking up early in the morning and the activity for three hours was not as easy as expected, I have leanred that it is satisfying to help the community that I live in and get engaged with issues of global importance. If I have the opportunity to volunteer in a similar event in the future, I would not hesitate to join as this activity leadsto both personal satisfaction and a benefit to the community. Keeping Jakarta clean is the same thing as keeping our home clean. It was an amazing experience and I realize that I love the city of Jakarta.
