April 10th‚ 2013 Anthropology 101 Participant Observation Project On Friday‚ April 5th starting at 8:00pm I walked into St. Peters Catholic Church in Olney‚ Maryland to witness my first ever open AA meeting. The meeting was being held in the basement area of the church. The room was small and comfortable. The atmosphere was very welcoming and relaxed. A younger gentleman wearing a nice clean button down shirt and khakis‚ who goes by the name Andy‚ stands by the door and greets people as they
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A.A. Meeting Report A.A. Meeting Report A.A. Meeting Details The meeting that I attended was called “The Way of Life Group”. It took place at Palos Methodist Church‚ 12101 S Harlem Ave on Monday‚ January 20‚ 2014 at 7:00 PM. There were about twenty to thirty people at the meeting. They were all very friendly and welcoming to me as an observer. There were new members and older members and everyone was very open about their situation and dependence on alcohol. Overall‚
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for some reason. I believe it is because it was a new experience for me and I would be within a crowd I once was‚ but in a different light. This time‚ it was me hearing their journey and mine through them. The search to find these places‚ especially an open type meeting‚ of course wasn’t an easy journey. Body The process of finding a face to face meeting was a very challenging one. I had to go through a lot of different 12 step places in my area before I got accepted into the one I went to. But
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On my way to my first NA meeting I felt intimidation and nervousness. I wondered why I was feeling this way‚ when my first AA meeting I felt excited and I didn’t feel any intimidation or nervousness. As I entered the room‚ I could instantly tell it would be very different from the AA meeting. As I suspected‚ it was different in many ways‚ such as the atmosphere of the room‚ more rules‚ and less sharing of stories. The similarities of the meetings were that of how accepting and friendly everyone is
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What I learned at the AA meeting AA meeting was a very good learning opportunity for me and I benefited from it greatly I was amazed on how normal all the people looked and it really signified that honestly anyone could become and alcoholic and it can really mess up your life and make you so dysfunctional and take your life away I was amazed by all of their stories especially the story about how one of the men said that god is the only answer and it made me really realize that he is really and
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Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Experience I decided to attend a meeting based first (and almost solely) on convenience of the location. So I decided to attend a meeting right here in Batavia. The “Batavia 12 & 12” at the Holy Trinity Church down on 6th & Wood St. They hold meeting on Mondays around 11:00am. The main focus is to follow the 12 steps in order and work on them in a more traditional fashion. They do have the big book‚ but follow it more in a step by step focus. However karma decided to
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Walking into the AA meeting made me feel very awkward and out of place‚ but as the meeting began and everyone started sharing their stories I began to feel comfortable about being there. When I first went in the room the chairs were set up in a circle with some on the outside of it. I decided to take a seat on the outside so I wouldn’t be of focus during the meeting. They started the meeting off with reading some inspirational words and then reading the 12 steps. Their focus tonight was on a higher
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April 16‚ 2017: United Methodist AA Meeting The first meeting I decided to attend was an AA meeting. I choose this meeting from a list on Google.com. I did not have any requirements for the meeting‚ but I made my final decision based upon the location and familiarity of the location. I use to live in the area and was comfortable that my choice would be in a safe location. I choose to go to a meeting in the day time‚ due to safety and my gender. I drove to the meeting with no complications to finding
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I first attended AA meetings as a requirement while I was in outpatient treatment in 2002. So when I learned that I had to go for a class assignment‚ I thought I would be comfortable attending a meeting. I was going with the intent on just sitting in the back and listening. The meetings that I had gone to in the past were held at the treatment center where I was seeking help. For this assignment‚ I went to a group meeting at a prominent church in south Charlotte. Once
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Just like the AA meeting‚ I felt very uncomfortable with attending an Al-Anon meeting. I have been fortunate enough where no one close to me has ever been addicted to alcohol. I wasn’t sure how well I would be able to relate to the members of this meeting. I was very nervous walking in the meeting and I felt out of place. One thing that brought me relief was the smiling faces and happy conversation I encountered as I entered the room. These people looked like they were trying to make the best out
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