Finding an organization to volunteer for wasn't difficult at all, especially with the abundance of organizations listed on voluntarywny.org. Searching through the organizations, I immediately found something that interested me: the Buffalo Museum of Science. I followed the links until I reached the museum's contact information. I only had to wait a week before I was contacted to ask me to call the museum with details on when I would like to volunteer. It was only after we agreed on a date and time that I realized the museum wasn't nearby and I would have to find a way to arrange transportation. On the first day (of two days), I was able to take the bus to South Campus, subway to the end of the line, and then bus to within a five-minute walk of the museum. Signing in was pretty easy, just my signature and start time required. It must have been apparent that I had never been to the museum before because the woman I had spoken to on the phone said she would take me to the exhibits where I would be spending the day. I was supposed to be in charge of one of the exhibitions, the engineering and mechanics exhibition (what a fit), but fewer people showed up for that weekend than had been agreed upon. The three exhibits I was responsible for were the Engineering and Mechanics exhibit, the Space exhibit, and the Earth exhibit. All three were close, so it was manageable. The first hour and a half passed without seeing a single family or individual. I went around and organized the already cleaned exhibits and after I was done, I started fiddling with a display that blows air through tubes to get a ball from one place to another. You could move the tubes to get the ball... in the center of the card... help them find their father. It may not be necessary to take them to their father, but finding someone who has contact with the rest of the museum could be extremely helpful. If the leader can react quickly and intelligently, then he or she will be a more successful leader than a leader who can do one or neither. Part of becoming a better leader is through experience. You can gain knowledge about leadership in the classroom, but to use and improve the knowledge you learn in the classroom, you need to experience it firsthand. Volunteering is a great way to gain experience. There are so many opportunities to volunteer, and each opportunity offers unique exposure to new elements of leadership. Volunteering puts you out of your comfort zone and gives leaders the opportunity to work with new challenges and situations that can expand and develop a leader.