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Hello,
As the title suggests, this blog post will be about how I've changed after 6 months of joining into APTC.
I like how members treat me. Most of them are older than me by 1 - 4 years and yet the choose to treat me as an equal. It was strange at first. They were so comfortable with me and that made me uncomfortable. In my mind, I was screaming "WHERE ARE THE BOUNDARIES? WHERE ARE THE UNSPOKEN RULES?". There were none. These people genuinely accepted me as who I am.
This was a new experience for me, all this while through high school, the unspoken rule was juniors are beneath the seniors. The seniors have the say in everything and the juniors would have to just agree. But these people that overtime have become my friends never did such things. Your ideas are worth listening to. I've loved them ever since.
I am now more confident in sharing ideas and voicing out opinions. I used to be a wallflower. I would always stay in the shadows, avoid taking up roles, try my best not to have to talk to people in general. My English isn't bad so I don't really know why I was like that. I was so afraid of people judging me that I just kept quiet. In Toastmasters, you're required to finish 10 speech projects.
I remember my first. It was terrifying. I shared about what was different about me and I was so deathly afraid the members would think I was strange. To my surprise, some of them approached me, saying it was a cool speech. Doing speeches gets a little easier with time, especially now that I'm friends with my fellow members. I don't mind having to do presentations or being asked questions because I know in my heart, there is literally nothing to be afraid of.
From APTC, I have also learned the weight of responsibility. I am the VP of Membership so my job roles include keeping current members happy and recruiting new members. I am also in charge of payments of membership renewals and new member application. I take my job seriously. 15 y/o Ainna would die at the thought of having to shoulder so much expectation and responsibility but I've grown and by overcoming my fears, I feel like I can take on the World.
So yes, I love this club, I love what it stands for and it's moral principles and values. I love all my fellow members for being with me in these 6 months. Joining was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. Here's to another great term.
Ainna
As the title suggests, this blog post will be about how I've changed after 6 months of joining into APTC.
I like how members treat me. Most of them are older than me by 1 - 4 years and yet the choose to treat me as an equal. It was strange at first. They were so comfortable with me and that made me uncomfortable. In my mind, I was screaming "WHERE ARE THE BOUNDARIES? WHERE ARE THE UNSPOKEN RULES?". There were none. These people genuinely accepted me as who I am.
This was a new experience for me, all this while through high school, the unspoken rule was juniors are beneath the seniors. The seniors have the say in everything and the juniors would have to just agree. But these people that overtime have become my friends never did such things. Your ideas are worth listening to. I've loved them ever since.
I am now more confident in sharing ideas and voicing out opinions. I used to be a wallflower. I would always stay in the shadows, avoid taking up roles, try my best not to have to talk to people in general. My English isn't bad so I don't really know why I was like that. I was so afraid of people judging me that I just kept quiet. In Toastmasters, you're required to finish 10 speech projects.
I remember my first. It was terrifying. I shared about what was different about me and I was so deathly afraid the members would think I was strange. To my surprise, some of them approached me, saying it was a cool speech. Doing speeches gets a little easier with time, especially now that I'm friends with my fellow members. I don't mind having to do presentations or being asked questions because I know in my heart, there is literally nothing to be afraid of.
From APTC, I have also learned the weight of responsibility. I am the VP of Membership so my job roles include keeping current members happy and recruiting new members. I am also in charge of payments of membership renewals and new member application. I take my job seriously. 15 y/o Ainna would die at the thought of having to shoulder so much expectation and responsibility but I've grown and by overcoming my fears, I feel like I can take on the World.
So yes, I love this club, I love what it stands for and it's moral principles and values. I love all my fellow members for being with me in these 6 months. Joining was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. Here's to another great term.
Ainna
