Nursing school has enabled me to recognize who I am as an individual. Through self-realization I have learned that I am a compassionate, well rounded individual who is capable of doing anything. In my first semester I was faced with many difficulties, but I looked forward to every Wednesday to attend my clinical experience at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, N.J. At clinical I was at a different state of mind, I was determined to make the lives of others fulfilling either by a, “hello” or a simple gesture as, “how is your day today?” I enjoy working with the patients and staff because their experiences shape me and my peers as new nurses.