And through this I now have a sense of purpose again. Having had some experience in coaching and working with younger people, there is a possibility once more, of being able to find rewarding work and making some sort of contribution. I am finding the course immensely stimulating and staff always willing to provide assistance. I have had time enough over the years to develop some pleasurable interests, music being a favourite, and after exploring many different styles I find playing Bluegrass particularly satisfying. It's a demanding style and requires getting together with other players on a regular basis for a solid workout.
Constant practice is essential.
So it's a real challenge to find enough time to maintain this pastime. Because History is an area of interest to me and also one of my teaching subjects, I selected it as a topic to be associated with our group Web Page theme of Drugs in Sport. I had no idea of the availability of resources on this topic and it therefore presented a challenge in searching the Internet, particularly as some of my previous search attempts for my last assignment had not been completely successful. Ordinarily, the subject of drugs in sport, by its very nature an activity designed to be kept hidden from public knowledge, would pose some difficulties in research, however, with recent public exposure of the extent of the problem it might be possible to establish some historic thread. Ultimately, searches of the web resulted in sufficient information for each group member's topic.