The Village Project was a very interesting experience for me. I was able to get a lot of all of the things that happened there. One takeaway I got from Village Project was that I am on the right path for the education I want to do. My plan is go to secondary education and working with younger kids reinforced that I am in the correct spot. My second takeaway seems opposite of my first, but I was able to find that in a pinch I would be able to work with younger kids. While it wasn’t my favorite thing in the world, I was able to get through it and I believe I could teach them if need be. Third I think just getting experience out in the field was a big takeaway, going into a school that I wasn’t very familiar with felt like a huge takeaway for me as I was able to get out somewhere and be a part of something I never had before. Fourth working in a different environment than I was not used to, it was interesting to see how it was different from what I was used to. Fifth, I think the experience of having to deal with behavior issues and having to adapt in real time was very important. There were things that happened that I didn’t expect and having to adapt to them helped me a lot and made me think about certain tools to use. Sixth, I feel like a big takeaway for me was the relationships I was able to make with the students. It was really cool to see how excited they would get on days that we came and it had a big impact on why I want to do this. Seventh, the amount of diverse situations for each student was really shown to me. I think I never realized just how different every students situation was and doing the village project I was able to hear all of these different situations. Eighth, the opportunity to connect with the community around the college even more was huge for me, I feel like I became a part of something. Ninth, being connected with a different school is very important for me, being able to have connections to different schools can be very important for my future. Finally, the real world experience is something that I am never going to forget. I feel like in many other places this would not have been an opportunity like this. The village project was a good experience and I think that the best part about it going to just be being allowed to go out into the field.