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Boiling Springs Community Observation Report
Before I began attending and living at North Greenville University, I was a member and a student of the Spartanburg County School District 2. Specifically, I was part of the Boiling Springs community. A remote place that didn’t have much to offer at first glance; although, this was probably due to my birth in a crowed and industrialized city. Yet, during the almost decade that I have lived in Boiling Spring it has been becoming increasingly similar to the hustle and bustle that I left behind. New businesses and roads lead to families flocking to the area which in turn lead to houses and neighborhoods being built to accommodate for the newcomers
It was the places that provide for the daily needs of the town people that really have kicked it off. Examples of some the buildings that were constructed are the school, general stores, and eateries. Since my graduation the town has already started building a new and larger high school to provide accommodations for the increasing number of students that will be coming through. The general store, Dollar General, that I use for a quick shopping has relocated to a larger building, and in a more open lot to provide a lot more variety and brands. Also there
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On the backroads of Boiling Springs there are individual in the construction career hard at work. In my own neighborhood there has been several new streets that have been added. And with every new street there is another 4 to 8 more houses being built. Also, on the same main road as my neighborhood there is another neighborhood with houses already open for purchase and an apartment complex that is not open to the public just yet.
There are lots of different versions of where people think where your home is. For me home is where there is a little bit of craziness. Where there is traffic, crowds of people and loud racket is the place that I feel most at ease. And Boiling Springs is becoming that kind of

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