Looking back at Field I

So today we had our final meeting for Field Work I where we were all supposed to gather and give a very brief presentation on our experiences. It was an interesting two hours that we got to sit through today. Everybody seemed to have a really good time at their placements for the most part. I did feel bad for those that didn't have as good of a time as others. I think that the students that were at Boys and Girls Club... really me and one other classmate of mine, had some of the most difficult experiences. One other classmate had a pretty rough time as well it seemed. With my placement, it was just difficult to go to a community program that was not solely based in an art kind of setting when that was what the placement called for. Everything seemed a bit disorganized yet at the same time it was understandable. They were constantly short staffed and always were more than enthusiastic to have us there to help out. The same fell true for another classmate that was placed at a different location. She arrived ready to work with an art therapist that did not exist where she was and had her entire placement flipped upside down right from the get go. She persevered however and ended up turning her experience into one that was helpful and chock full of good experiences.
I found it funny to listen as we closed our meeting and all of the students were addressed on how they will be heading into the next set of fieldwork in the semesters coming and then they have Field III after that. From my point of view, all I could think was good luck guys. Not saying that you'll NEED it but... you'll need it.