I have met a lot of people since the fall of 2008, when I first arrived in Maryville as a partially full-time student, which is the most descriptive phrase I can come up with for my current residency. A sort of Dual-Citizenship, if you will. Back to the point, these other halfway-residents of the fine community of Maryville that I have been priveleged to meet differ as much as one could imagine. People from California, Florida (the states, not to be confused with the towns in Missouri) who have now been initiated with one of the infamous Northwest Missouri winters. Big cities, small towns, and even "The Middle of Nowhere" are all represented on campus. More than once I've answered the question, "What do you do for fun in a small town?". And yes, even those who ask, "WHAT. IS. THAT!?" after witnessing a combine or row crop sprayer hold up traffic through town.
...I love it.
Some of the best people I have had the priveledge to meet are those that grew up thinking Maryville was a big city. There may not be a high person/acre ratio in the area between Grant City and Worth, but there are some quality beings hidden around on the backroads.
Every time I have a stay somewhere in Worth County, I get to experience something different. This last time was no different of course, and easily one of the best!
Note: This does, in fact, answer the question, "What do you do for fun in a small town?". You may use all or part of my answer...
Labor Day Weekend 2010:
I was priveledged to experience the greatness of Worth County once again. There were between 50 and 70 people at a large pond/lake celebrating the fact that no one had to work the next day. During my adventures there, I got to:
See a friend's newly purchased motorcycle, Shoot skeet, shoot bows, including a brand new Matthew's bow, which just may have ruined me on the fixer-upper I shoot, ride four-wheelers and dirtbikes of all sizes through a nicely cut trail in the woods around the lake, eat some good BBQ and fresh fried fish, play guitars around the campfire, eat s'mores (of course), walk a couple miles on a gravel road, just because we wanted to, watch some football on ESPN, hang a deer camera, and other great things that I enjoy. All in 2 days. It was great. That was my holiday weekend, in a nut shell, with some of the best people I know, and many I didn't..until now. And they ALL knew what a combine was, I'd venture to say.
P.S.- I like people from big cities too. Maybe next post, folks.
