As Salam u Alaikum,

Just got back from volunteering at the hospital. It's a great opportunity to get to meet other people and experience the field of medicine. No really, It's exciting when the hospital is flowing with sick patients and emergency calls. The whole hospital scenario is a thriller. But of course I live in little hicksville where nothing really goes on. A couple minor injuries here and there..doctors tending to close to harmless wounds. Not that I want to see anything catastrophic, but its by luck that I can't experience what other volunteers may in more populated areas. That was the main reason of volunteering. I want experience. I want to get exposure of hospital life and observe all the emergency room scenarios and watch the newborns in the OB dept.
Its a great feeling I get when I have accomplished something. Just observing a patient in the hospital, aware of their illness and figuring out how to tend to them is a great way of preparing and polishing your medical experience. I'm only a youth, but what can I say? I want to know. I want to see. I want to be enlightened.
Who knows? I may not pursue a career in medicine after all. Allahu Alim. I have a passion for journalism, for writing, for photography. But its unfortunate that I don't have a digital camera, haha. As much as I want to take a photography class and capture the beauty of nature and ordinary life, I doubt that opportunity's knocking at the door any time soon.