Tuesday, April 21, 2009

A Reflection toward ALLT Conference

The conference was the first time that we had held as an international one, and which is significant to our department.
at first i thought, it is a bit bothersome for undergraduate students like us to get involved in such a big conference during the most hectic time when most of us are busy with graduating school examination, job seeking, GRE...
i was assigned as a receptionist for MariaChiara Russo, a professor from Italy.
Being charged as personal receptionist, besides the conference, we have to look after her whenever she needs help. Our job includes taking her to the place where the conference was been held, getting her oriented to the campus, accompanying with her in every section of conference (or just wait outside for her), making sure that she arrives the place she stays every night without failure. During the three days, i went to school at 8am and off the duty at 9pm.
although being exhausted, i have learned something and found out something that i had never discovered. Since i was used to be looked after by others, it was a new experience for me to take care of other, and from which i've learned that how to be atttentive and sense other's need.
Furthermore, to be involved with something, which everyone focus on, is actually great.
and i enjoyed this conference, and it would be a precious memory for me!

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