After reading some of the comments on my other posts I decided to write about small town life and lessons learned. I'm sure there will be other posts about the many small towns that I grew up in- but this one is about where I feel I learned the most.
I write this sitting in a cold, lonely building waiting for someone to request an ambulance while the snow blows around outside. I never thought that I would have my start in this small town or that I would refer to it as my home. When I am here I feel at home, thinking back to all the memories and friends that this place has shown me.
I started working in this town after a chance encounter one night. I was driving around after visiting my grandparents in the local hospital and noticed the ambulances outside of the building. Being a newly minted EMT I thought I could conquer the world, and decided to stop by. After meeting with the director he invited me to do a ride along with his service. That weekend was the start of what is now a nine year journey.
Small town life is what I have grown up with. I graduated high school with one of the larger classes there- seven kids! Prior to moving to Geyser we lived in Lima- another booming Montana metropolis and before that was Melstone. Each town offered something new and exciting to my young mind. Everyone knew one another and you never feel unsafe. The only downside to living in small town Montana was that there weren't alot of peers to hang out with. Shopping meant commuting to the "big city" where the day would be spent going from one store to another looking for the best deal.
Small, rural schools have the advantage of having a one to one relationships between teachers and students. There is a feeling of family within the small classes, almost like the tv show Cheers, where everyone knows your name. You couldn't get away with much in school, but we still had fun. Classes were limited- no fancy shops to do woodworking, or home economics to learn to cook but the classes we did have taught us well and prepared us for college.
I write this sitting in a cold, lonely building waiting for someone to request an ambulance while the snow blows around outside. I never thought that I would have my start in this small town or that I would refer to it as my home. When I am here I feel at home, thinking back to all the memories and friends that this place has shown me.
I started working in this town after a chance encounter one night. I was driving around after visiting my grandparents in the local hospital and noticed the ambulances outside of the building. Being a newly minted EMT I thought I could conquer the world, and decided to stop by. After meeting with the director he invited me to do a ride along with his service. That weekend was the start of what is now a nine year journey.
Small town life is what I have grown up with. I graduated high school with one of the larger classes there- seven kids! Prior to moving to Geyser we lived in Lima- another booming Montana metropolis and before that was Melstone. Each town offered something new and exciting to my young mind. Everyone knew one another and you never feel unsafe. The only downside to living in small town Montana was that there weren't alot of peers to hang out with. Shopping meant commuting to the "big city" where the day would be spent going from one store to another looking for the best deal.
Small, rural schools have the advantage of having a one to one relationships between teachers and students. There is a feeling of family within the small classes, almost like the tv show Cheers, where everyone knows your name. You couldn't get away with much in school, but we still had fun. Classes were limited- no fancy shops to do woodworking, or home economics to learn to cook but the classes we did have taught us well and prepared us for college.
