Meaningful Involvement

Entering Drury, I felt that it was important that I be involved with individuals with similar interests; therefore, I applied (and was obviously accepted) to join the pre-health Living Learning Community. Though my desired vocation (i.e. coaching) is not one that most would associate with health services, it is a health related service, and at a higher level my vocation will require knowledge similar a doctor's (i.e. the desired vocation of almost every other student in my LLC). This is important because it means I am involved with those that will be taking similar classes and think in ways similar to myself. 

I spend a lot of my time cooking for a large number of students, to be precise, every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock. In other words I am a student worker here at Drury. I work at the Findley Student Center commons; for the most part I'm the guy who grills in the evenings. Surprisingly enough, this is a great job to  meet people. I have actually made several contacts working there; I even met an individual that I might share an apartment with next year. 

Lately, I've found that I have a keen interest for chemistry (mostly due to a certain excitable chemistry professor) and because of this I am contemplating a chemistry minor and joining Drury's American Chemical Society. Joining the society would give me access to information about the professions in chemistry and give me opportunities to inspire the next generation of scientists; their informational site on Drury.edu states, "Our regular activities include magic shows for elementary school children. We believe that fascinated and intrigued children are likely to pursue higher ends." 

Getting involved is a process. One that I am going about in a controlled manner. I will only ever be involved in the things I am genuinely interested in (baring someone twisting my arm); therefore, in everything that I do I put my full attention or all my effort into, because that's what I do, only the meaningful things.

P.S. I am going to a ACS (American Chemist Society) meeting tomorrow.