alum. During this talk, I better understood my privilege and started
thinking of ways I can put my words into action after leaving Gonzaga.
Being based in the middle of D.C, Gonzaga teaches us how to advocate for
others and learn about local issues such as homelessness and poverty. My
school has taught me ways to attack injustices within our society and is
further helping me continue to attack injustices by having Gonzaga
alumni speak to us. Going back to the conversation I had with the alum,
I had many things to take away from this experience. In my opinion, the
most important part of his talk was teaching us how to keep challenging
yourself even when no one’s looking. We’re all caught up in service and
learning God’s Grace because we’re at school but how easy is it to keep
it up once leaving Gonzaga. Pushing myself to continue to advocate for
the homeless, past graduation, is one idea I challenge myself to doing.
The speaker also touched on ways to start service rather than just
attending service. That also stuck with me because it gave me a broader
perspective on how to attack injustices around my area. This also can
help with leadership roles within my community and, in hope, will carry
on to others so they can do the same. After thinking about my time at
Gonzaga, many things started as a domino effect. My goal is to start
projects to help my community in hopes that other people will piggy back
off my ideas and start their own service projects. I hope to use this
domino effect for the rest of my life in hopes to bring our society
closer together.