I have really enjoyed volunteering at Gulfgate. Everyone is so nice. The place is very organized. People come and go satisfied. Most of this is observed by my eyes, but not by my ears because most of the conversations between patient and staff is in a language foreign to me! I am just so curious to know what they are talking about, but two semesters of Spanish is just not quite enough yet....
Yesterday, we filled out the survey about our experience during this service learning project. A few of the questions asked whether service projects like these should be part of other classes. WHAT AN EXCELLENT IDEA! Taking time to help out in places like these strips away the financial gains aspect of being in a health profession and helps one focus on what should be the most important factor in being in the health profession, which is compassion. Do I have the compassion to see these patients and fix their many problems? Am I willing to stay back hours after until the last patient leaves? Am I focused on doing WHATEVER it takes to treat the patient, find a translator to understand the patient, make the patient's life better? I would say yes. Helping the underserved helped me understand myself more. I have realized what I have to offer and what more I still need to learn about life, in a way nothing else I have done has.
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