TiffanyMcMahan

Tiffany McMahan
Reflection
March 8, 2009

Today, we explored Nashville TN, and got to experience the Frist Center
for Visual Arts. The exhibits were very interesting especially those about Safe
Haven. The video talked about how many families were affected by
Homelessness and usually its about 4,000 people or 40% of families that are
affected. We also got to see and read many different exhibits and pictures of
home less children and families. There were some that were very inspiring and
some that very emotional. I appreciated being able to visit the center because it
gave me more of an insight into how homelessness affects families. I also
learned Nashville is always in need of volunteers for the shelters.
While we were in downtown Nashville, we seen many homeless people on the streets. This made me very sad to see because it is a hard issue for me to deal with and I have never had to experience homelessness, so it is very hard for me to understand. Some of them were very lonely and was talking to themselves. I think it gave all of us an idea of how they live and what they deal with everyday. Some of our other group members were talking about them and how they were very sad; some even said that they donated money to them.
I believe today was a very good experience for us because we somewhat got to see homeless first hand by seeing the homeless people on the streets. I would be willing to come back here in this area to do more work with the homeless shelters. Since I am a Business Education major, I feel that it is very important that future teachers are always willing to help those in need, and I am always willing to help.