forgotten occasion

I had occasion and time to update my resume this morning. Had to add my St. Louis experience, which inevitably meant that something else had to be cut. Glancing over the dates and the work experiences made me realize that I have gone somewhere every summer since before my senior year of high school. All in the name of science. The first summer, I wasn't paid but I didn't pay anything. After that, I got smart. People paid me to show up. However, it makes me wonder. What kind of real-world experiences have I had? If you count living on your own and cooking for yourself, then I suppose that counts. Yet I would argue that the lab is a pretty insular job. You are a lab rat, aka a student. The only jobs that I have held that are non-science related are babysitting/pet-sitting or paid for by the college.

You have to wonder, is this the correct path for the FDA (Future Doctors of America)?