Community Service: Operation Snowball

Last week, I went on a school trip called Operation: Snowball. This is a stress free weekend for students. I started going my freshman year because my sister used to go every year, and she talked me into it. Although, this year, I was a teen staff member. Being a staff member meant a lot to me because it gave me a new perspective of Snowball. Also, it gave me a ton of community service hours, but since it was through school, it only counted as four of my community service hours.
This weekend involved a lot of group work and team building activities. As a staff member leading a small group, we had to bring a group of students through five stages of group dynamics. At first they weren't all that comfortable with one another, but as the weekend progressed, they became closer. Now, they are all friends. This made me think of how people interact in society. When a person first meets another person, they do not fully trust that person immediately. As people get to know each other more, they become more comfortable and trustworthy with one another.
In the first picture, we were outside doing some group activities. The small group had to work together in order to keep the platform balanced. The second picture shows all of the people that went on the trip eating lunch together.