Overall, I had a great time volunteering. I was very nervous and anxious at first because I got there a little too early and did not know where to go. Once I met the leaders of the event, I felt more comfortable. I felt very good about this experience because I knew I helped those in need.  

My initial experience was going to be to shadow a Dietitian. After reaching out to several people, it became obvious I would not be able to gain that experience. I decided to change my experience to serve food for homeless people. In my hometown, I would take extra food to the shelter, but I never had the opportunity to serve  a mass amount of people. I expected to be nervous about volunteering. I also expected to feel very happy after I completed my experience.  

I want to write about the woman who warned me about a man with a knife in detail. I want to write about the diversity of the people and their reactions to the volunteers helping out. I would like to write about how three churches pitch in to make it possible to serve food every other Saturday. 

My favorite part of the experience was how I left after all of the food was gone. Knowing that I helped impact the homeless peoples lives in a positive way made me very happy.