I am a little disappointed in my volunteer experience at the hospital. My reason for volunteering was to have patient interaction and I have been getting about zero. I take care of the patient information desk by myself so all I am allowed to do is answer phones and direct people where to go. I still enjoy being helpful, but it just isn't fulfilling my desires as much as I had hoped.
However, my sister and I toured a senior residential community/assisted living/nursing facility and are pretty excited to start volunteering there within the next week or so. There I know we will get one-on-one interaction with the residents.
One detail I have to share about my experience at the hospital today was something that happened shortly after my shift started. Somehow, a little boy got his shirt stuck in the entry doors and couldn't move. It was so funny and his dad had to walk across the lobby to set off the sensors to open the doors so he could break free. It pretty much made my day.
The MCAT class I am taking online is pretty boring, but it has a lot of useful information and I'm sure making myself sit through the videos will eventually pay off.
I suppose that is all that has really been happening lately. It has been crazy hot outside, which makes it hard to be motivated to complete my workouts, but I just have to push through it if I want to throw in California next year. Maybe next time I'll write a little bit on the books I have been reading.
Thanks for reading! God bless.
You know Jamie, volunteering for Patient Transport, probably would have got you more one-on-one interaction and conversation with the patients... Maybe next time. :)
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