How it has effected you personally?
This project has been both a positive and negative experience for me personally. Without reflecting too much on the negative, I will say that we have some really great footage and the potential for a video that could really help the SDCOE homeless youth workers become more successful in promoting awareness. I really hope that we can still reach that goal in spite of our current circumstances. This project has taught me a lot about group work and how important it is to really give it your all, to try and be a strong link in the chain or at the very least to strive to not be a weak link.
How it has increased your understanding and awareness of the community?
Before I even started this project I had no idea what it meant to be homeless, other than the typical misconceived notions that everyone has, now that we are at the end of the project, I hope and believe I have a better understanding of what it means to be homeless and that many homeless people are youth who really need help. I also now know that help is out there for them and homeless youth are a greater need than most people realize in San Diego.
How it has increased your professional skills?
All semester I have been learning how to apply organizational skills in a group setting and also how important it is to have good equipment and reliable people to make something as complicated as this work. I believe I have learned what does and does not work in a setting like this. It's amazing how sensitive a situation like this is to small mistakes and setbacks. This has made me realize that the key to professionalism for a project like this is dedication and teamwork.
Finally, I would like to state that although this experience was not what I had hoped for this semester, I still learned a lot more than I ever expected to and I know I am changed for the better because of it.
-Matthew Unwin
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