The Experience Concluded with a sharp pain

My last experience at King's Harvest was one to remember. I was once again going to be working in the kitchen area. However, because I was there before the time they would open I was able to cook and prepare the food before the visitors came and ate. Unfortunately, the utensils they used were old an dull, as I was peeling apples the knife cut my hand. So I quick dabbed it with a towel, and a girl came to help me. Her and I think began to talk with each other about a plethora of different things. Then I began to start to serve the food to the visitors, trying to carefully observing new things and concepts to apply. 

To avoid redundancy I will avoid speaking about the visitors this time, as most of my observations were similar to pervious trips. I think it is also important to also look at the other volunteers we meet while at our places of volunteer. While at King's Harvest I met a few new people, however, there were just a couple more memorable than others; Jan, who criticized my volunteering, in the nicest way possible. In conjunction to Jan I met Amy, who helped me with my finger. Although I don't see these relationships really going anywhere, this meeting of new people went through basic stages of Knapp's relational development model. However, I would say the both were on the initiating stage. Even though the relationships were on the same stage, I think they were on different levels of intensity. While in the initiating stage with Jan, she was very direct yet respectful; I could tell she had a barrier of respect up holding that held back everything she wanted to say. While on the other Amy and I had more of a lax initiating phase with little barriers noticeable as we spoke. I had no problem with either intensities of the initiating stage, but it was interesting to see the difference. 

Throughout my time at King's Harvest I have observed many concepts that we have learned about in the textbook Interplay. I have been able to serve my community and notice the applicability of these concepts, and why it is important to know more about the process in which we communicate. It was interesting seeing how people’s perception of your socioeconomic status can effect their communication with you. There is just too much to put down that I learned about the communication process of learning. The times I had at King's Harvest will be ones I remember and can look back on to improve my communication now and the future.