Week Three

This week was crazy at the Catholic Worker House!!! We were short on volunteers, the clinic was running late, and everyone seemed to be in a bad mood. I had to remind myself multiple times not to get frustrated with anyone because I am doing this to serve those people who have no healthcare and no where else to go. 


The two girls who really know what they were doing were out of town this week, so it was just me, another new girl, and one girl who lives in the house but also tries to help out in the clinic. The woman who runs the house seemed a little bit frustrated with us because we kept making mistakes and weren't moving fast enough. Even though part of me wanted to say some snide comment, I kept smiling and just tried to work as fast as I could.


This week I didn't really even have time to pay attention to the patients of the clinic. I didn't get to hear any of their stories, I didn't know why any of them were visiting the clinic, but I still knew that I was helping them by frantically searching for medical records, entering information into spreadsheets, making copies, etc. 


I did get to personally help the girl who lives at the house but tries to help out in the clinic. Because things were so crazy in the clinic, she missed the bus which she takes to get to school at UHD. Even though it made me get back to school a  little bit later than I wanted because I had a quiz that morning, I happily drove her to school. I felt so lucky that I have a car and that I am blessed with the ability to get to and from school whenever I want. There are so many things that I take for granted...


Even in the just three weeks that I have been volunteering at Casa Juan Diego, I have already learned so much and really taken a look at how lucky I am in my life!