5/25 volunteer work for showdown sports competition
Since it was my first experience of helping out people who have a disability, I was a little nervous and anxious. When I arrived at the parking lot, it did not feel real that I was there to be one of the helpmates of the sports competition. When my mother was parking her car, a middle-aged woman was standing beside our car and I wondered why she did not move. Then, the woman’s husband assisted her to the entrance and that was when everything felt real. When I was listening to the instructions, I doubted myself if I would be able to help people correctly. Despite my worries, the moment I met a man who was disabled, I had my urge to help him in any possible way. My role was to lead the athletes from the waiting area to certain rooms where games took place. At first, I was afraid of assisting the athletes who were disabled and that I might do something wrong. I probably made a lot of mistakes at the beginning. However, the more I tried, I became better at it. After all, I...