Taking a look around historical sites to volunteer.
Hello, my fellow readers,
Today, was a start of a long and tiring day. Today we had to do a lot of walking, which I had not thought about. Meaning that living in the U.S. we would rather drive to a place that is 20 minutes from our house and here in England, people would prefer to walk if the place they are going to is within walking distance. I did not realize how clumsy I was with walking because the number of times I had almost fallen could be counted on more than one hand. I was also wearing boots, which for some reason were easier for me to walk in than regular shoes. Maybe I am just the kind of person who takes the difficult path to prove to myself that I can do what I thought was impossible. All in all, this walk was one-of-a-kind because not only have I made it to the finish line, but the reason for this walk was to visit historical sites to do our 12 hours of volunteering and to see why the community of Liverpool loves these sites. The first historical site was a local Catholic church. The position that was opened to volunteering was being a gardener. The background of this Catholic church is that this church is the last standing medieval church. It's a small church but holds much history of the people who built the church and how the rich people would ride their carriages from a long distance to go to this Catholic church. Surrounding the church are many graved stones and it was said that back then the people of the church would bury their loved ones on top of other graved stones. So, every time we would walk we would feel more elevated because of how high the graved stones are.
The second part of this historical site walking is a Mansion that was built in the 1800s. The community turned this Mansion into what is now called The Reader. The Reader is an organization of people analyzing certain readings and how it is relatable to one's life. By reading a book or poem one is also having some type of therapy because the readings have made them realize something about their lives; either good or bad. It is a community that is accepting and considerate of one's pain and story. There is also a tour of the Mansion and anyone can do an event in the Mansion like a wedding or a convention. There were many volunteering positions from working at the cafe to being a tour guide. Now, the man who built this Mansion had 9 children and only 7 survived, so there are many individual rooms for his children. Since the man was rich he wanted to show that side of himself while building this Mansion. There are parts of the house that would show a side of richness and it would mostly start with the staircase having velvet red carpets. The man wanted to show off to his friends and whoever he is hosting for the night. Personally, entering this Mansion I have been in awe because of how big the Mansion was and how The Reader decorated the Mansion while still leaving some of the historical art of the 1800s. While touring the Mansion, I decided to volunteer at The Reader because they welcomed us so well and I felt like I can work there for 2 or 3 hours because they are so kind and really consider their workers as family. It was a nice environment to be in.
The third and final historical site is Strawberry Field. Strawberry Field is a tribute to one of the Beatle's members John Lennon. It is also an Army Salvation site, there are workers who would go to places that are in need of food, clothes, and anything necessary for the people of a community who are not so fortunate. Strawberry Fields is right where John Lennon would go out behind the orphanage to an open field to think and write his songs. This site has a part of the gates of the orphanage around the open field are big rocks with written lyrics of John Lennon songs. Inside the building are a cafe, gift shop, and a tour of John Lennon and of the music era with big stars like Elvis Presley and George Michael. On the tour, they had the actual piano that John Lennon would play and letters and hats of Elvis Presley. Now, there are many volunteering positions such as working at the gift shop, being a cook or a barista, working out in the gardens, and many more.
Overall, this has been a nice experience because I learned a lot about each historical site and how the community of Liverpool loved going to these sites to learn and help in any way they can to keep these sites in place. Volunteering at one of these sites would be a good thing because we are experiencing a new thing in Liverpool. We would be doing what people in Liverpool do on a day-to-day basis. Walking to get to these sites has been tuff but we got to see another part of Liverpool and I loved seeing new things. It had been a good day.
Until next time my fellow readers.
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