I realize that as I’ve settled into a routine, many of my
blogs have started to sound roughly the same. Well, to spice it up I am going
to start off today’s blog with a completely unrelated thought: my appreciation
for National Parks. In my free time I was watching the video designed for
visitors of Yosemite National Park, because I was feeling the need to witness
majestic nature beauty. Being reminded of all the great features of Yosemite
makes me want to go there, not just because it’s a lovely location, but because
it’s a meaningful place for me that makes me happy. I’m so glad that I was
exposed to the magic of Yosemite and other National Parks in my childhood, and
while watching the video I was struck with how the changing world is affecting
these places; for example snow has been scarce at Yosemite these past few
winters. It makes me sad to think that some of the aspects of nature that make
these places so special are being compromised for environmental reasons and
climate change, because I want to be able to appreciate nature in its entirety
in my future and hopefully share it with my children. The purpose of this
random reflection was just to make the start of this blog a little different,
but I hope readers will take my words to heart and consider what can be done to
preserve and appreciate the brilliance of Yosemite and other amazing nature
spaces.
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| Beauty in a Basket |
Anyways, let me move on to the details of my Thursday. The
day started off fabulously, because I obtained some blackberries! On my walk
back from swimming at the gym this morning, I passed a man with a fruit stand.
I didn’t have money on me so I was simply looking, but he offered to give me
the fruit and let me pay him back tomorrow! I thought this was incredibly kind
of him, and this random act of kindness combined with finally getting some
berries just put me in a happy mood.
Our morning lecture today was about peer relationships and
friendships. However, the most interesting part of this morning was a tangent
that Cassie elaborated on regarding the effects of birth order. Sibling stuff
in general is of great interest to me, and it was cool to hear that the
environment the firstborn child leaves behind in the womb can have an effect on
the next child.
In the afternoon, we focused on how we will write the
results and discussion sections of our research papers. We also went over how
to generate graphs and tables. We won’t have all our data collected until after
Monday, which means we’ll have to write our final papers very quickly. Going
over the process beforehand should make it easier.
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| Whole Foods |
I spent the afternoon relaxing and working on my paper until
5, when it was time to meet up for the Improv Shakespeare excursion. We took
the bus and then the Red Line to get to the iO theater, and we went to a Whole
Foods in the neighborhood for dinner. The show itself was incredible! The way
Improv Shakespeare works is that the actors ask for a title for the play from
the audience, and then improvise a two act performance with a lot of
Shakespeare style. The title of our play was “Nancy’s Midnight Snack” and the
acting was a lot of fun to watch, as well as being hilarious. I thoroughly
enjoyed myself and it was worth pushing my bedtime back later.
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| The simple set at iO Theater |
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