This was the first time I've ever been to soup kitchen. I was in charge of serving coffee. It was intimidating at first, because there were so many people, and some of them look very impatient. But there was really no need to worry, because most of the people there are easy to get along with, and they were nice to us. Some people asked where we were from, because they were impressed by our service. They even gave us a round of applause. Although it was tiring, I felt very rewarded.
Reflection
This year, I continued working at Kerrisdale Academy, as well as finding some other service opportunities. Since I've become very close with some teachers and university guidance counsellors at Kerrisdale Academy, I learned more from them. A SAT teacher asked me to help her type some good writing samples into Word documents, and I learned a lot while doing that. I also got some advice on university application from the counsellors.
Another great service opportunity is the Soup Kitchen. I had no experience related to serving food and drinks, or greeting and humouring customers, so I was a little nervous. After the service started, however, all of my fear disappeared. I am glad that I had a chance to see how homeless people live their lives, and learned to treat everyone with respect and dignity. These homeless people may have made some wrong decisions at some point in their lives, but they deserve care and respect, as they try to improve their lives.
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