How have things been going?

Well that would be a question most people are asking me.

So here is my blog to tell you about whats been going on.....

I have been here for about 2 weeks, and I am loving every single minute of it!!!!!!

I wouldn't change one bit. I started work on Monday and it has been the best job so far..

So let me recap my weeks....

Well we arrived here in Hamilton Sunday the 21st and then for the first week we really just got to know Hamilton and each other...I touched on that in my previous blogs...We also had our tours of each placement where we could have possibly worked, and also had our interviews....Interviews you may ask.... and I say yes interviews.... we had to choose our top three places that we would like to work at and then Chelsea our Project leader picked one place that she things would be good for us, and then we do those four interviews..... after we do the interviews my project leader Chelsea then chooses what our placement is on what the work manager said and what she thinks is best for us..
Then the following Saturday(haha the next day) we were told our Placements, and mine is at the Good Shepherd.

So what I do there is this....I'm going to give you an outline of my whole week...seeing as I just finshed my first week of work. Monday, we had the day off so we didn't start work, and basically all we did was go shopping and hang out here at home. Tuesday, it was my first day of work and I was sooo stinkin nervous. I was soo nervous that my day started off with me getting off at the wrong stop which happened to b elik 6 blocks away from my work...bummer and my bus was late so I pretty much just ran the whole way there and happened to make it there at like 9:05 but my boss didn't even care because my bus was late... Then that day I just was walked through what to do on the third floor which is the clothing floor, and I sorted clothes, and pots and pans. Then I was shown how to do some paper work, and then for the afternoon I was down at the food bank bagging fruits and veggitables with this really cute old lady:) Wednesday was a little bit better, but I still had bad luck with the buses. I had to start work at 8:00 which I do now always, and I ended up taking a B-Line bus which only stops at important intersections, but I didn't know that, and pulled the bell a street before the street I needed to be on and the bus driver didn't stop, so I asked when the next stop was and he said a street that was like 4 blocks away. so I went up to another main street took a bus back to my stop and then again ran to work, and got there at precisely 8:01 haha, and then I sorted clothes for the whole morning, and then in the afternoon I worked in the food bank and learned how to manage the orders. Thursday was a much better day and I had such great luck with the buses, I got on the right bus and the bus driver even stopped at my street that I needed to get off on even though there wasn't even a bus stop there, I was very happy. I then worked in the food bank the whole day, and in the morning learned more of what to do with orders, and then in the afternoon I was taught how to do reception. It was such a sad and depressing job, because of how many young pregnant teens come into the food bank...it's sad, overall that day was sad... and then today(friday) again my bus luck was good. I had the same bus driver and again he let me off right at my street without there even being a bus stop there, and then again I worked in the food bank all day. I pretty much taught two new people how to manage orders and pack them and so on, and then in the afternoon I worked reception by myself, and again it was kinda a sad day but I felt soo good because I was making someones day that much better, by helping them out with groceries...so that was my week at work. Overall it was amazing, and SOOO much better than what I expected. I'm really excited for next week to see whats gonna happen. I'll write more next friday to tell you all about my week.

Peace out ya'll
Stephanie!!