Early in life I trained such skills as soccer, competitive swimming, and the cello. I shunned contemporary trends that suggested literacy was something that could safely be cast aside, voraciously tearing through various works of fable and fancy.
Drawn naturally to animals, I especially loved rabbits. I became an amateur expert on them, raising a pair of females and them with a third female brought into their territory, a difficult task that gained me respect from similarly leaning individuals in my area. This also involved me in some light gardening, so that I could keep my rabbits well supplied with fresh greens. For a time I studied to with aspirations become a veterinary technician, but had to put this on the back burner due to the widespread financial difficulties at that time.
Not uncommon in the area I dwelled, I also enjoyed target shooting. While my collection was small, I enjoyed reading online about the various firearms available and their merits, and my fascination even extended to a well-researched attempt to construct a bow, though my aim with it was less accurate than with small firearms.
Working nights in service positions that I didn’t truly enjoy while I endured hostility and poor conditions in my rented room, I returned my attentions when possible to self-improvement, seeking to learn new languages, setting money aside to buy a cello to again practice on, and discovering ways to earn money over the internet in the times that I was not scheduled to work.