This first weeks writing/assignment is supposed to
be about us students writing about communities that we are a part of, which is
a simple enough writing assignment. But obviously everybody is probably
involved with too many communities to write about all of them. There are school
communities, work communities, volunteer communities, music communities, and
several others. I'll just pick a couple communities to write about that I am a
part of. Probably the community that I have been the most involved with would be the
MSGAO (Midsouth Greyhound Adoption Option), but others also include The University
of Memphis and a local un-named band.
At the MSGAO our goal is to adopt out retired
racing greyhounds. It’s an enjoyable thing to do, working with dogs and such. They're
all so well trained and taken care of before you even begin working with them.
But then comes the Dilemma of the fact that they are in fact full grown dogs,
and everybody wants to start fresh with a puppy. So it’s difficult in some ways
to get attached to dogs and then either have them adopted out or being sent somewhere
else to try their luck at adoption.
At the University of Memphis, there are oh so many
issues to talk about. All dealing with education of course or parking. There's
financial aid, textbooks, inconvenient classes, and much more.
Lastly, and my own personal favorite, being a
member of a local band. There's nothing to be gained from it whatsoever, but I
enjoy the entire musical process. The only problem with working with music is
when you get your hopes up or start to imagine things, and then you have to
bring yourself back to reality, shrug it off, and just keep going.
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