Call to Action Day- San Bruno

Call to Action Day- San Bruno

  On Call to Action Day I participated at the San Bruno Mountain. Prior to this trip, I had never been to San Bruno’s Mountain and I was happy I chose this activity. At San Bruno Mountain NDNU students were separated into two groups. The groups that I was split up with chaperoned 5^th graders. The NDNU students and the 5^th graders each introduced themselves and told the group something they liked. We rode up to San Bruno’s Mountain and hiked back down. The view on top of the mountain was amazing. We were able to see the Bay and lake Merced. The sun was shining at the mountain but the Bay looked foggy. During the hike down the teacher of the 5^th graders showed us many plants and there uses when the indigenous people were at the mountain. For example, there was this lavender color plant that she said the indigenous people would use as soap because of its scent. She also told us about how the root of a poppy flower was used as a tooth ache reliever. Also, along the trail the kids played bingo and marked off the critters and plants they spotted. I was in charge of leading the kids along the trail and to make sure they did not go too far away from the group. The kids were fun and energetic; they seem to know much about the plants found in San Bruno Mountain. We also got the opportunity to see three endangered blue and grey butterflies. When we finally got to the bottom we ate lunch and got a chance to play with the kids.

  I really enjoyed my day at San Bruno’s Mountain. It was a beautiful morning and we got to enjoy the view from atop the mountain.  I chose this activity to begin with because I knew we were going to hike and I enjoy hiking. Also, I chose this activity because I love working with kids and I hadn't volunteered to work with them in a long time. Many people didn't participate in Call to Action Day but I feel as if they missed out. It feels good to do something productive and I personally don’t believe this activity was a waste of time. From this experience I retouched on the side of me that likes to volunteer. Since I stared college I haven’t had time to do any volunteer work so this was a good experience. Next year I plan to participate for Call to Action Day in a different activity just because I want to explore the options that are given. However, I am not going to wait for Call to Action Day to volunteer, I am going to try to participate in any opportunity given to volunteer.