Sense of Place

Why do you think it's important to have a sense of place?

It is important to have a sense of place because having a sense of place establishes who you are as a person. Someone without a sense of place might be someone who doesn't know what they want to do with their life or someone who doesn't know what is truly important in life. To me, having a sense of place means knowing where you stand in life and what you can do because of where you stand in life. To me, my sense of place is to do more for others than what I do for myself. I involve myself with a mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico, where we build a house for a family who doesn't have one. The "family" we built for last year was a 14 year old sister who takes care of her 11 year old brother and 8 year old sister. After the week was over and the house was built, my sense of place felt like it was complete for the time being. After the house was complete; to see the smiles on the kids faces, is an emotion that can not be explained. If it wasn't for my sense of place I wouldn't have had the experience that I had down there in Mexico. So, having a sense of place can, in the long run, help others who are not as fortunate as us.