Anything that can go wrong will....
but we'll keep our chins up!
Several of our planned appointments cancelled on us at the last minute--so, Ms. McCormack was fairly frustrated but the 8 students in her group kept her laughing. We spent much of the first day in Boston conducting on the street interviews (although it was very cold so people were not overly thrilled about sharing their thoughts). Students asked what people's thoughts on sports in Boston were--what would happen if the Red Sox moved? Are the sports in Boston a major source of income for the city? etc...
We spent much of the day walking around the city exploring and having a great (cold) time.
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When we were doing the interviews, I was nervous at first but as we moved from person to person I found I became more comfortable asking a stranger for a minute of their time. Most people were very polite about it and they aswered our questions with thought. We had only one person who did not want to take the interview. (Just college kids who seemed to find enjoyment in turning us away.) Most people were actually quite friendly. The general consensus was that people believed that athletes got too many "special privledges" and that they didn't deserve them. Most people actually seemed to think negatively about the stars of he team and yet they will still pay $55 for a ticket to see the game. One person we interviewed was a cop at the Garden. He told us that he had met all of the Celtics and all of the Bruins. Along with any stars that performed at the garden. When personally asked about his opinion he told us that he saw most of the athletes as nice guys. He spoke more highly of the Bruins than the Celtics but he spoke highly of most all the athletes. In the information that we were given in our meeting with the head of Community Outreach for the Bruins, I think that the Bruins are all genuine people who love to give back to the community and that was really a nice thing to learn.
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