{"id":589,"date":"2015-07-26T22:46:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T03:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/rhes306\/?p=589"},"modified":"2015-07-29T22:08:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T03:08:32","slug":"my-true-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/rhes306\/2015\/07\/26\/my-true-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"My True Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, I going to be completely honest with y\u2019all. I\u2019m not going to write about something that doesn\u2019t really portray the real me. Like, saying that I\u2019m a full time member to the Hispanic community or even that I\u2019m part of my high school Band community. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m not saying that I don\u2019t respect each of the group, I do love that I\u2019m part of each one, however those aren\u2019t the communities that I have the most connection with. At first I did consider these as my main affiliation, but the more I thought about it, there was only two communities that I felt closer to. They are the gaming and anime community. Now I can almost know what exactly some of y\u2019all are thinking. \u201cOh, look another geek with no life.\u201d Which in the past, I would of agreed with you.<\/p>\n

Most people see this lifestyle as almost pitiful, pointless and weird. As a child, I even agreed with these allegations to the point I hated myself. Everyone kept calling me a nerd and a geek, you could even say I was bullied and stereotyped. They would call me a fat looser and would tell me to do other things like normal kids, and at one point I tried. But I just couldn\u2019t give them up for any other lifestyle, they were the few things in the world that gave me the most comfort and pleasure. I remember just watching my most favorite anime just to get me through the day and feel pumped up. Watch this video and tell me that this anime opening doesn\u2019t make you feel at least a little pumped. (It\u2019s the English dub, for y\u2019alls convenience)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mWVioZZ3yFw<\/p>\n

Even the stories in games and anime helped me through some rough times in my life. My parents got a divorce when I was about the age 5, so it was at the age where I can kind of think a little to myself. I just remembered being so down trotted and wanted my family back, however that wasn\u2019t the case. So my only outlet for my emotions where games and anime. I recall just being by myself and not bothering anyone at school because I just felt so upset. But it wasn\u2019t till I found the anime \u201cFull Metal Alchemist Brotherhood\u201d, and the game \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d that I felt happy again. (The video I showed you earlier is the first opening of Full metal Alchemist)<\/p>\n

I can pretty much tell you now that I learned far more meaningful morals from the show and game, than from all my years of school so far. It may not look like much from the video, most people wouldn\u2019t understand at first glance. But the gist of Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood was about two brothers who wanted to get their mother back from the dead however they were unsuccessful and both lost huge parts of their bodies. One brother lost his leg, and the other lost his whole body. So now both brothers must go on a journey in order to find a way to get their bodies back. Seems a bit clich\u00e9 doesn\u2019t it. But the more I watched it, the more I saw the questions and lessons it taught me. Like \u201chow far will you go to save a loved one\u201d and \u201cstay strong because there are always people who are going to be in your side even in your darkest of times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even the game \u201cKingdom Hearts\u201d has a strange presentation but with a fantastic lesson. What it taught me is kind of similar to FMAB. That the bonds between friends can be the greatest thing to have. Yes, it may seem kind of like a lesson you learn from a Disney movie. Funny thing is, that\u2019s what Kingdom Hearts Kind of is.<\/p>\n

\"\"It\u2019s a tale of a boy named Sora trying to rescue his friends from the darkness with the help of Donald, Goofy, Mickey, and other Disney characters. It may seem silly but it actually works really well. When I first played it, I honestly only played it because I got to visit many Disney worlds. But like FMAB, the more I got invested to the story the more I appreciated the friends I had in the real world because they were just like Donald, goofy, and mickey. They were always there to help me.<\/p>\n

From then on, I felt as though I had a meaning to my life. I didn\u2019t care what others said because I knew deep down that this was who I really am. Fortunally for me at the time I had made a friend with similar interests who showed me to my first anime and gaming conventions. That is when I knew I had found my niche. Now I\u2019m at a new city and school so I have to start all over, but knowing that there still a community here makes me feel a whole lot secure. So you bet that you\u2019re going to see me at the next meeting for both of these communities.<\/p>\n

Anime Club: https:\/\/utexas.collegiatelink.net\/organization\/animeclub<\/a><\/p>\n

Texas Gaming Organization: https:\/\/utexas.collegiatelink.net\/organization\/texasgamingorganization<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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