It is a beautiful Friday morning in Los Angeles, California. The birds are chirping, the sky is blue, and I am clicking snoozing on my twenty-third alarm clock that is ringing. I am living alone in a studio apartment that is in a run-down building found in a decent neighborhood. My mother complains to me how bad the neighborhood is and how idiotic I am for not living with her after I graduated from California State University-Fullerton (C.S.U.F.). I would dismiss her complaints because I worked hard to save up the paychecks I made from working as a tutor when I attended C.S.U.F. After thirty minutes of constantly clicking snooze, I jolted out of my sleep realizing that I had only ten minutes to get ready, eat breakfast, and leave to make it
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I desperately needed to get my fix of coffee so I would feel alive. After I got my breakfast, I walked to another bus stop so I can go to the local Kaiser Permanente that I volunteered at. My purpose of volunteering was so I can receive further exposure to the career of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Therapist. The bus arrived twenty minutes late and I dreadfully got on the bus that was packed with people. I forcefully made my way past individuals, apologizing for barely touching them. I found a seat next to an older man who was staring off into the street. Eventually, I arrived at the hospital half an hour late. Feeling guilty, I hustled to get inside and start volunteering. When I finally check in, I conversed with the patients that were waiting to get rehabbed. Some of them would not converse with me much, but I still talked to them about my day and complimented their appearance. Occasionally the therapist asked me to wheel the patients in and I watched and took mental notes on what they did. Once all the patients were seen, the therapist I shadowed dismissed me because it was 5 p.m. I was astonished each time at how quickly time passed and checked my phone to realize I had indeed spent five hours there. When I checked my phone, I realized I had three missed calls from my mother and five text messages that were from my mother and two of my friends, Rosie and Ciara. I …show more content…
Eventually, I got off at my stop and walked to my apartment. I tried not to make eye contact with individuals because my neighborhood got sketchy after dark. Finally, I arrived at my apartment and ran to the kitchen and ate the salad that I bought from Trader Joes yesterday. I sat down on my couch devouring my salad when I received a phone call from my Ciara saying she was here. I promptly told her that she needed to come upstairs because I was eating. She sighed and told me okay. A couple of minutes later I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door and let her in. She told me to get ready and make sure to get my I.D. I obeyed her command and got ready in ten minutes. She was amazed at the 360-degree transformation that occurred in my appearance and we picked up Rosie. They chose to go to a nearby bar that had a karaoke machine. We ended up having an amazing time at the bar. At the end of the night, I slept at Rosie's apartment because it had gotten too
I desperately needed to get my fix of coffee so I would feel alive. After I got my breakfast, I walked to another bus stop so I can go to the local Kaiser Permanente that I volunteered at. My purpose of volunteering was so I can receive further exposure to the career of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Therapist. The bus arrived twenty minutes late and I dreadfully got on the bus that was packed with people. I forcefully made my way past individuals, apologizing for barely touching them. I found a seat next to an older man who was staring off into the street. Eventually, I arrived at the hospital half an hour late. Feeling guilty, I hustled to get inside and start volunteering. When I finally check in, I conversed with the patients that were waiting to get rehabbed. Some of them would not converse with me much, but I still talked to them about my day and complimented their appearance. Occasionally the therapist asked me to wheel the patients in and I watched and took mental notes on what they did. Once all the patients were seen, the therapist I shadowed dismissed me because it was 5 p.m. I was astonished each time at how quickly time passed and checked my phone to realize I had indeed spent five hours there. When I checked my phone, I realized I had three missed calls from my mother and five text messages that were from my mother and two of my friends, Rosie and Ciara. I …show more content…
Eventually, I got off at my stop and walked to my apartment. I tried not to make eye contact with individuals because my neighborhood got sketchy after dark. Finally, I arrived at my apartment and ran to the kitchen and ate the salad that I bought from Trader Joes yesterday. I sat down on my couch devouring my salad when I received a phone call from my Ciara saying she was here. I promptly told her that she needed to come upstairs because I was eating. She sighed and told me okay. A couple of minutes later I heard a knock on the door. I opened the door and let her in. She told me to get ready and make sure to get my I.D. I obeyed her command and got ready in ten minutes. She was amazed at the 360-degree transformation that occurred in my appearance and we picked up Rosie. They chose to go to a nearby bar that had a karaoke machine. We ended up having an amazing time at the bar. At the end of the night, I slept at Rosie's apartment because it had gotten too