{"id":498,"date":"2024-10-08T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communitybasedlearning.me.holycross.edu\/?p=471"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:00:38","slug":"does-service-end-with-senior-year-rachel-derocco-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/communitybasedlearning\/2024\/10\/08\/does-service-end-with-senior-year-rachel-derocco-25\/","title":{"rendered":"“Does Service End with Senior year?” -Rachel DeRocco ’25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have finally reached my fourth year at Holy Cross, and every emotion that I did not expect to arise has recently affected me. While everything has begun to flip in front of my eyes without my control, I also have started my weekly CBL activities with the young adults with WPS Transition. It may be dramatic to say, but I already feel a sense of relief taking over during our short time together Monday mornings that I never want to go away.<\/p>\n

I have been working hard towards having a career path ready for me the second I graduate but one thing I forgot to consider was how much of my time was spent with others in the community and how much joy I find in supporting the social justice efforts happening around me. My passions lie in the well-being of others, and I have always figured that working in healthcare was going to be my way of contributing. But I am now unsure if that is how I want to view it. I recently attended a talk with Dr. Jim O\u2019Connell, the founder and CEO of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, who was sure he was going to go into medicine and work in a hospital until he realized his way of being more beneficial to the community around him – providing medical care to the homeless population in Boston. After listening to his lecture, I felt inspired and came to the conclusion that I can do more than just being in healthcare. I can be a friend and support system to others in my community, I can provide healthcare to underserved populations, and I can recognize what needs to change and have the guts to do something about it.<\/p>\n

I hope I am not done participating in my community and being a part of a wonderful<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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group of people who share similar passions as myself. I know senior year will not be easy for me, but I hope I can still find joy in contributing and maintain the values I hold so dear to my heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have finally reached my fourth year at Holy Cross, and every emotion that I did not expect to arise has recently affected me. While everything has begun to flip in front of my eyes without my control, I also have started my weekly CBL activities with the young adults with WPS Transition. It may … <\/p>\n

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