Old Sturbridge Village Town Meeting Reflection

At the beginning of the town meeting, I didn't really know what was being talked about. I didn't understand what we were deciding. As the meeting progressed, I began to get an understanding, from the questions that were asked. I didn't realize what it meant to be a pauper as well. I now know that this means you have given up your right to make decisions for yourself, basically. The town decides what happens to you. With the meeting, there were 17 paupers, 9 which were over the age of 60. I had a hard time trying to act like it was 1830 during the meeting, which was probably why I had a hard time understanding the meeting. Overall, the meeting was successful. If we had more time, we would have gotten more accomplished, but during the time we were allotted, we accomplished buying the farm and staying at the same tax rate.