When I was a senior in High School I took a CNA class. My dream was to become a nurse and I was so excited to start! I had heard that you had to put your time in at a Nursing Home before becoming a nurse, but I just kept telling myself I would get hired right on in a hospital. The first day of class, the teacher told us in order to pass the class, we would have to do clinicals at a Nursing Home. I didn’t know what to expect there, but I had heard my fair share of stories and it did not sound fun!  As the semester drew to a close, the nursing home clinicals were approaching. We had to sign up for which Nursing Home we wanted to go to and what days would work best for us.  To make the experience more enjoyable, we had to be there at 6:30 in the morning, and work for a few hours, then go back to school for the rest of the day. The dreadful day arrived and I carpooled with my best friend to meet our fate.  The first day was pretty much a blur. All I really remember is that I got fruit loops spit into my face. Needless to say, when the shift was over, my friend and I left in tears. In class we heard that a girl was cleaning dentures and she threw up, so I decided my time spent working there wasn’t too bad. In the end we got to know a lot of the people there and it was sad to have to tell everyone goodbye. Have you ever had an interesting experience volunteering for something for the first time?