This Assignment Was Difficult For Me Since I Just Moved

This assignment was difficult for me since I just moved to a town and I know no one. In fact, I was starting to wonder if I’d be able to hit the requirements since up until yesterday I’d only had 1 interaction with someone for 15 minutes. But between a rock hounding lecture meet up yesterday and the sun today, I was able to have a few face to face conversations with people. The first observation was with the co-owner of the RV park I’m staying at. My neighbor informed me the park may hire a couple people in June in exchange for their space rent. This lead me to Brian, where we engaged in a 30-minute conversation about all the things I need to know living here, such as where the best agates were, what spring break and summer activities they†¦show more content†¦The change in her facial expression from relaxed to uh-oh back to relaxed was only a couple seconds, but it conveyed that Brian’s phone call wasn’t going to be pleasurable. 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