Site Visit and Interview

This past Tuesday I attended the first For the Sake of Animals (FSA) meeting of the year at Squires. The first thing I noticed about the group was how friendly and welcoming everybody was. It wasn't a large meeting, there were only about eight people there including myself, but the small atmosphere was actually very comfortable and personable. Everyone immediately introduced themselves and seemed genuinely interested in wanting to get to know me. They asked where I was from, what I did for fun, whether or not I was a vegan (I'm not), and so on. Even though I was the only non-vegan and the only freshman, I didn't feel awkward at all talking to the group. They were all very welcoming.

After the meeting I met with the girl I was interviewing, and I was happy to see that she was enthusiastic about giving her opinions. I didn't feel like I was holding her back from something more important; it seemed that she really wanted to be there and answer my questions. Some other members of the group even stayed back to listen and give me their own opinions to the questions after the formal interview was over. I got a lot of great input that I plan to use as I get to know this particular community better.

I'm really looking forward to working with this group as the year goes on. There are a lot of great activities planned that I can't wait to get involved in. And who knows, I might even give the vegan thing a try............maybe.