My family plays stringed instruments. My father played violin in the symphony. I love the city. I volunteer at a homeless shelter on the weekends. I like where I volunteer.
I love horses. My family has worked with horses for generations. I grew up on a horse farm in a small town. My dream occupation is to be a lawyer. I want to move to the city and partake in cultural experiences. I've brought my mini pony to the children's hospital to volunteer. I often let sick children ride the horses. I need money for school.
How are the horses doing? My favorite horse, Jericho, unexpected died two days ago. I'm pretty broken up about it. Oh I'm so sorry to hear that. Please let me know if there's anything I can do. Do you know what happened? The necropsy showed that Jericho ate some toxic stuff. Can you distract me by regaling some funny stories from your volunteering? I wish. It's been nothing but depressing stories at the shelter lately. I still love what I do, but times are really hard for everyone. Again, I'm so sorry about Jericho. I'm sure he's enjoying his big open pasture in the sky. I'm sorry the shelter has been just depressing lately. Can I ask why you decided to volunteer with the homeless? My father was actually homeless for a short amount of time, and it really stuck with me when he told me all about it. Just how ignored and invisible he felt, and so I wanted to make sure no one else felt that way. Oh wow, what a personal connection. It must be tough and emotional. You are doing good work. How long have you been volunteering? A few years now. It's definitely been a rollercoaster of emotions but I'd recommend it to anyone! Have you been to the kid's hospital lately? I'm actually going later today. Those kids love ponies. It'll be a good distraction for me.  That's a good idea. Jericho will be watching down happily wherever he is. Did you ever take him with you? No, I didn't take him to the hospital just the mini pony, Tina. I'm happy I won't have that association. Jericho actually hated kids. Have you been horseback riding?