Feeding the hungry fills the soul

THIS semester, I was part of a class project for students to serve the community and to instil in us a sense of civic responsibility. We started crowdfunding and volunteered at a food bank to hand out hot meals to the impoverished and homeless community in Kuala Lumpur. Thanks to our Service Learning Malaysia-University for Society (SULAM) project, I experienced appreciation on a whole new level.

I have volunteered at many food banks and soup kitchens back home, but have never experienced offering my services outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.On New Year’s Day, I woke up excited and eager to help. When the team and I arrived, there was already a line of people waiting at the food distribution centre. As we started distributing the food, I began to ponder about the lives of these individuals.