My First Day!

24 October 2015
Today was my first day volunteering. I was so scared! I made sure I walked in the ramp instead of walking on the drive way. I made sure I was at least 10 min early just incase I get lost, which I did. I couldn't find where the office was because everything looked different in the virtual tour. They had Halloween decorations everywhere for the kids. When I finally found the office, I singed in and they assigned me to group b which later I found out was a group of students at ages 13-16. the group went to the computer lab and everyone was working on something. one student is listening to music and another is playing online games. I asked one of the staff if I could do anything for them. They said I could walk around the room to see if anyone needs help. One of the volunteer who was working with group b told me that its their free time that's why the volunteers usually just interact with the students and just talk to them. after computer time, my mentor told me the benefit of computer time and asked me if I could walk with them to the pick up room. when I got to the pick up room where the students wait for their ride. I meet a student named Patrick and he was very polite. He drew me a picture of my shoes and signed it then gave it to me. I said thank you, shook his hand and placed the drawing in my pocket. when most of the students had gone home, my mentor told me I could go. Before leaving, I made sure I signed out.