Volunteer Essay- From Intermediate 3

VOLONTEERING – SOUP KITCHEN

Yesterday, I did volunteering with a “soup kitchen” in Denver.

It was very interesting and enriching to meet homeless people and help them.

There were a lot of people and I was really surprised.

In France we also help homeless by serving soup or giving food with the association “Les Restos du Coeur”.

I think it is very good to help people who need it, and I will try to do this more often. I liked to be useful, and I loved to see that people were very happy to be helped.

Some homeless talked with me and were very nice with me. They asked me some questions about me and I asked them, too. They thanked me and it made me very happy.

I found that the food offered was very good and healthy. I was surprised with the quality and the quantity because we served almost one thousand people. I felt safety, but there was just one guy a little bit scary because he looked drunk or he must have taken drugs… I was not comfortable with him but all the others people were very nice and grateful.

I think it was a very good experience and I want to do that again. We should do that more often because we just have to give time for them; it’s nothing for us.