I just re-read the assignment sheet and realized that I was suppose to be posting at least twice weekly about my community experience. Well oops.
Yesterday was a huge community day in our guild because it was Valentine's day. Our clan likes to party and we try to take any excuse to celebrate very seriously. A number of us had gift packs that were up in our trades and the council planned a number of activities. Games included pass or trade, scramblers, treasure hunt, romantic movie trivia, and a writing game about a secret crush. Scramblers are always a favorite. Rules are simple to that game - unscramble the word and use it in a sentence that includes a guild member's name. So the scramble "oceholtca" would turn in to a mad rush to post something like "Mandy really needs chocolate when she is cranky."
The guild was extremely busy with many of us spending a number of hours hanging out and chatting. We had good news from one member, her husband wants to get back together and told her on Valentine's day. We also had reports of a horrible day from another whose AS child was having problems breathing so they want her out of school even though she has a doctor's note explaining she is fine for school. (We all decided that forming a mob armed with darts that we could aim at the principal's rear might be a good way to show our dissatisfaction.)
What all this showed me is how much we are all involved in each other's lives. I know many things about people that live all over the place - Canada, Trinidad, Sweden, Australia, and all over the US: Nevada, Indiana, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, and Ohio and I'm sure I am missing many more places that are represented. The thing is that whether it is needing tips for playing a game on Neopets, having a personal problem, or receiving encouragement to tackle something as mundane as doing the laundry (someone sent me a washboard when I was dreading my pile of laundry), someone is always around with a word, a virtual hug or some other form of encouragement.
Next post will relate to some reading, but I wanted to get something up here to explain my lack of posting. Oops. :D
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