My wednesday wasn't so good. My CHHA (Certified Home Health Aide) classmates and I was expecting a field trip to the hospice, but when we were on the meeting site, our instructor announced that instead of going to the hospice for the field trip, we were going to Collingwood Manor. We were all looking forward for the field trip, but since we were going to Collingwood instead, there's nothing we can do about that.

So off we go to the facility where we spent our 3 months as CNA students last semester for our CNA clinical. On our way, we thought of our CNA semester, our field trips on colleges, and on an assisted living facility. I thought, "were my former residents still remember me?" I'm not even sure if I'm still gonna have them as my residents this semester.

As the class arrive in front of Collingwood Intermediate Care, our instructor told us that we can pick two residents, two in a room. Since I couldn't take the resident I wanted to have because the room were already taken by another student, our instructor gave me another two residents in building 2. They are still sleeping so I didn't bother both of them, I just went around and help my classmates on their residents. It was fun, I gotta see my former CNA residents and those other residents we've made friends with. Some, or most of them were longing for a talk, a simple chit chatting can even make their day. I also notice that some of them barely got visitors visiting them.

On my way home, I wonder what I would become in my future years if I reach their age. Would I be alone? In a facility like this? Or living in my own home here in San Diego?! If ever that I would go in another state, I would want to live in Philadelphia assisted living where I could be sure for myself that I'm on the right assisted living facility, where I can make friends with fellow residents and the employees. And that I can make most of my time enjoying my life. There are so much to enjoy and be thankful of in life, each morning, each day, each meal, our loved ones.

Next monday, I am going to see my new residents, and our class instructor already told me that they were nice folks, and I would definitely love spending my day with them. I hope they will like me.